Effectiveness of an interactive web-based health program for adults: a study protocol for three concurrent controlled-randomized trials (EVA-TK-Coach).

ABSTRACT:

Background

A healthy lifestyle can help prevent diseases that impair quality of life and lead to premature death. The Techniker health insurance fund offers a comprehensive online health program to support users in achieving their health goals of Increasing Fitness, Losing and Maintaining Weight, or Smoking Cessation.

Methods

The aim of this study is to test the long-term effectiveness of the web-based TK-HealthCoach with regard to the primary outcomes of increased physical activity, sustainable weight reduction, and smoking abstinence. We are conducting three interconnected, randomized controlled trials (RCT), one for each health goal, within which participants are allocated to an intervention group (interactive online health program) or a control group (non-interactive onl

SUBMITTER: Tinsel I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8353439 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature