Can Mindful Eating Improve Cholesterol and Glucose Level

April 6, 2021 updated by: Teoh Siew Li, Monash University Malaysia

Can Mindful Eating Improve Cholesterol and Glucose Level: A Tele-Health Pilot-Randomised Controlled Trial

This study aims to explore the effectiveness of mindful eating and its effect on cholesterol and glucose level. The participants will be required to get tested for their fasting total cholesterol and blood glucose level for two times. At the first visit, they will be required to complete the survey given and be tested for their fasting total cholesterol and blood glucose level. A recommendation on healthy food intake will be sent to participants. At the end of each week, participants will be required 1) to submit THREE photos of the meals that they are most satisfied with in terms of healthiness and 2) using the photos to answer a questionnaire about their diet. The photos and completed questionnaire must be submitted to the research investigator each week for a total of 8 weeks. After 8 weeks, participants will be required to get tested for their fasting total cholesterol and blood glucose level in the appointed pharmacy for the second time. It is estimated to require 15-30 minutes of their time weekly.

Study Overview

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Consistently high cholesterol or/and glucose level pose harmful threat to the body that may cause lethal health conditions (e.g. stroke, cardiovascular diseases). In addition, 3.6 million Malaysians are suffering from diabetes, the highest rate of incidence in Asia and one of the highest in the world. There is crucial need to find ways to improve the situation. Tele-health interventions and mindful eating behaviours are proposed to be effective in improving the levels of cholesterol and glucose. To investigate and explore the intervention, a small-scale randomised controlled trial will be conducted by comparing the effectiveness of mindful eating and the effect on cholesterol and glucose level. Students will collect and analyse both quantitative and qualitative data.

A small-scale randomised controlled trial will be conducted to compare the effectiveness of mindful eating and the effect on lipid level. Subjects will be randomly assigned to intervention or control group. For intervention group, subjects will be required to snap picture of every meal that they consume. At the end of the day, they are required to actively recall and reflect on how healthy they consider their meals to be. The reflection will be submitted to the research team daily together with the taken pictures of meal. As for the control group, subjects will only snap and submit the picture of their meals but without active recall and reflection.

Subjects are required to return to the community pharmacy after two months to follow-up on their glucose and lipid levels post intervention.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Enrollment

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60

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • Malaysia
    • Selangor
      • Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, 47500
        • Recruiting
        • Monash University Malaysia
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Total fasting cholesterol of at least 5.2mmol/L

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Familial hypercholesterolaemia or Pregnant women.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Mindfulness Arm

A recommendation on healthy food intake will be sent to participants. At the end of each week, participants will be required 1) to submit THREE photos of the meals that they are most satisfied with in terms of healthiness and 2) using the photos to answer a questionnaire about their diet. The photos and completed questionnaire must be submitted to the research investigator each week for a total of 8 weeks. After 8 weeks, participants will be required to get tested for your fasting total cholesterol and blood glucose level in the appointed pharmacy for the second time. It is estimated to require 15-30 minutes of their time weekly.

The questionnaire used for experimental group contains reflective questions as part of the mindfulness intervention.
Behavioral: Mindfulness practice
Mindfulness is hypothesised to include reflective practice. Therefore, reflective questions are asked in the questionnaire for intervention group but not for control group.
Active Comparator: Non-mindfulness Arm
Everything is similar to the experimental arm. However, the questionnaire used for control group does not contain reflective questions to serve as control group.
Behavioral: Mindfulness practice
Mindfulness is hypothesised to include reflective practice. Therefore, reflective questions are asked in the questionnaire for intervention group but not for control group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Fasting total cholesterol
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Total cholesterol taken after at least 8 hours fasting
8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Fasting glucose
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Blood glucose taken after at least 8 hours fasting
8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Monash University Malaysia

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Director: Phaik Eong Poh, PhD, Monash University Malaysia

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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March 29, 2021

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

Primary Completion

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August 31, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

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December 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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April 2, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 5, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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April 6, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 8, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 6, 2021

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2021

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 27779

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Only aggregated data will be shared upon request to investigator.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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