Design
metabolic syndrome
METABOLIC SYNDROME, RECRUITMENT
This study was an 18-month two-arm parallel cluster randomized controlled trial with a 1:1 allocation ratio. Recruitment period was from September to October 2017 and follow-up period was from November 2017 to April 2019. The intervention arm received a self-management program, while the attention-control arm received a health education leaflet about metabolic syndrome care. Three assessments were performed—at baseline, six months, and 18 months. Blinding the study participants, investigators, volunteers, and outcomes assessors (except the technicians who did the blood analysis) was not possible because they knew what type of treatment was being received or delivered to engage in that treatment.