TY - JOUR AU - Thiagalingam A. AU - Whittaker R. AU - De Keizer L. AU - Graves N. AU - Hillis G. AU - Hackett M AU - Santo K. AU - Thakkar J. AU - Barry T. AU - Bompoint S. AU - Stepien S. AU - Redfern J AU - Rodgers A AU - Chow Clara AU - Jan Stephen AB -

IMPORTANCE: Cardiovascular disease prevention, including lifestyle modification, is important but underutilized. Mobile health strategies could address this gap but lack evidence of therapeutic benefit. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of a lifestyle-focused semipersonalized support program delivered by mobile phone text message on cardiovascular risk factors. DESIGN AND SETTING: The Tobacco, Exercise and Diet Messages (TEXT ME) trial was a parallel-group, single-blind, randomized clinical trial that recruited 710 patients (mean age, 58 [SD, 9.2] years; 82% men; 53% current smokers) with proven coronary heart disease (prior myocardial infarction or proven angiographically) between September 2011 and November 2013 from a large tertiary hospital in Sydney, Australia. INTERVENTIONS: Patients in the intervention group (n = 352) received 4 text messages per week for 6 months in addition to usual care. Text messages provided advice, motivational reminders, and support to change lifestyle behaviors. Patients in the control group (n=358) received usual care. Messages for each participant were selected from a bank of messages according to baseline characteristics (eg, smoking) and delivered via an automated computerized message management system. The program was not interactive. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: The primary end point was low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level at 6 months. Secondary end points included systolic blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, and smoking status. RESULTS: At 6 months, levels of LDL-C were significantly lower in intervention participants, with concurrent reductions in systolic blood pressure and BMI, significant increases in physical activity, and a significant reduction in smoking. The majority reported the text messages to be useful (91%), easy to understand (97%), and appropriate in frequency (86%). [table: see text]. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Among patients with coronary heart disease, the use of a lifestyle-focused text messaging service compared with usual care resulted in a modest improvement in LDL-C level and greater improvement in other cardiovascular disease risk factors. The duration of these effects and hence whether they result in improved clinical outcomes remain to be determined. TRIAL REGISTRATION: anzctr.org.au Identifier: ACTRN12611000161921.

AD - The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia2Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia4Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia5University of Western Australia, Perth.
Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia3The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia.
Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia8University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. AN - 26393848 BT - Journal of the American Medical Association DP - NLM ET - 2015/09/24 LA - eng LB - AUS
CDV
OCS
PROF
NMH
FY16 M1 - 12 N1 - Chow, Clara K
Redfern, Julie
Hillis, Graham S
Thakkar, Jay
Santo, Karla
Hackett, Maree L
Jan, Stephen
Graves, Nicholas
de Keizer, Laura
Barry, Tony
Bompoint, Severine
Stepien, Sandrine
Whittaker, Robyn
Rodgers, Anthony
Thiagalingam, Aravinda
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
United States
JAMA. 2015 Sep 22-29;314(12):1255-63. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.10945. N2 -

IMPORTANCE: Cardiovascular disease prevention, including lifestyle modification, is important but underutilized. Mobile health strategies could address this gap but lack evidence of therapeutic benefit. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of a lifestyle-focused semipersonalized support program delivered by mobile phone text message on cardiovascular risk factors. DESIGN AND SETTING: The Tobacco, Exercise and Diet Messages (TEXT ME) trial was a parallel-group, single-blind, randomized clinical trial that recruited 710 patients (mean age, 58 [SD, 9.2] years; 82% men; 53% current smokers) with proven coronary heart disease (prior myocardial infarction or proven angiographically) between September 2011 and November 2013 from a large tertiary hospital in Sydney, Australia. INTERVENTIONS: Patients in the intervention group (n = 352) received 4 text messages per week for 6 months in addition to usual care. Text messages provided advice, motivational reminders, and support to change lifestyle behaviors. Patients in the control group (n=358) received usual care. Messages for each participant were selected from a bank of messages according to baseline characteristics (eg, smoking) and delivered via an automated computerized message management system. The program was not interactive. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: The primary end point was low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level at 6 months. Secondary end points included systolic blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, and smoking status. RESULTS: At 6 months, levels of LDL-C were significantly lower in intervention participants, with concurrent reductions in systolic blood pressure and BMI, significant increases in physical activity, and a significant reduction in smoking. The majority reported the text messages to be useful (91%), easy to understand (97%), and appropriate in frequency (86%). [table: see text]. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Among patients with coronary heart disease, the use of a lifestyle-focused text messaging service compared with usual care resulted in a modest improvement in LDL-C level and greater improvement in other cardiovascular disease risk factors. The duration of these effects and hence whether they result in improved clinical outcomes remain to be determined. TRIAL REGISTRATION: anzctr.org.au Identifier: ACTRN12611000161921.

PY - 2015 SN - 1538-3598 (Electronic)
0098-7484 (Linking) SP - 1255 EP - 63 T2 - Journal of the American Medical Association TI - Effect of Lifestyle-Focused Text Messaging on Risk Factor Modification in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial VL - 314 Y2 - FY16 ER -