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Status unknownNCT05154227Updated Dec 13, 2021

Health@NUS - Studying Health Behaviours and Well-being During the Student-to-Work Life Transition Using mHealth

An observational study in Healthy, sponsored by National University of Singapore. Status unknown at 1 site in Singapore. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 26 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-12-13.

Sponsored by National University of Singapore · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Nov 2021), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,300
Ages
18 Years to 26 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study aims to investigate body-weight and behavioural trajectories, as well as their underlying individual, social, and environmental determinants from University to early working life. The study employs mHealth approaches in the form of a smartphone app and smart wearables to collect health behaviour and related information to answer the following research questions:

  1. To what extend do health behaviours (activity, diet, and sleep), body weight, and mental well-being change during the transition from university to early working life?
  2. What is the relationship between health behaviours and mental well-being, and how does it differ at different stages of the transition from University to early working life?
  3. What are the determinants of physical activity, healthy eating and sleep in university students and young working adults?
  4. Do these determinants differ at different stages of the student to work life transition?
  5. If so, how do these differences in these determinants relate to changes in health behaviours, weight status, and mental well-being?
Read the detailed description

This is a prospective cohort study. The study period for each participant is 2 years. Participants are required to download the study's smartphone app and wear the assigned smartwatch to collect various information (including step counts and sleep time). Physical measurements are taken in person at baseline, 12 months and 24 months visits. These measurements include height, weight, waist circumference, resting heart rate and blood pressure.

Questionnaires administered at baseline, 12 months and 24 months include:

  • Demographics (age, gender, religion, socio-economic status, education level)
  • Personality
  • Dietary intake and habits
  • Physical activity, sedentary behavior and screen time
  • Active and passive transport use
  • Smoking habit
  • Sleep quality
  • Mental health and wellness
  • Medical history
  • Women's health-related

Participants will also receive occasional surveys sent to their smartphone through the study app. These surveys will include questions about sleep, diet, technology use, binge drinking, smoking, physical activities and/or emotions.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy

Keywords

  • mhealth
  • young adults cohort
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In context

Lead sponsor

National University of Singapore is the lead sponsor of 206 studies on the registry; 52 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 26 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

This is a cohort of National University of Singapore (NUS) (undergraduate and postgraduate) students.

Inclusion criteria

  • Full time National University of Singapore students (undergraduate and postgraduate)
  • Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident;
  • Has a Singapore registered mobile number• Owns a mobile phone with operating system that is compatible with the study app (iOS 10 or Android 7 and above);
  • Able to make the upfront deposit of $20 and able to set up the Direct Debit Authorization (DDA) for possible deductions by HPB;
  • Able to understand the study procedure during the informed consent taking process.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Students who will be overseas for more than 6 weeks per trip during the study period (e.g. involved in overseas exchange/internship programmes or stationed overseas) or travelling frequently;
  • Students who are not able to set up the DDA via online method will be excluded;
  • Students who has worked in a full-time position for more than a year previously;
  • Pregnant women will be excluded only at the point of recruitment.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,300 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in health behaviours - physical activity

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 months follow up

  2. Changes in health behaviours - dietary pattern

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 months follow up

  3. Changes in health behaviours - sleep pattern

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 months follow up

  4. Changes in health behaviours - mental well-being

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 months follow up

Secondary outcomes

  1. Blood pressure (mmHG)

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 months follow-up

  2. Resting heart rate (bpm)

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 months follow-up

  3. Body Mass Index (kg/m^2)

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 months follow-up

  4. Waist circumference (cm)

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 and 24 months follow-up

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
    Singapore, 117597, Singapore
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 13, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05154227
Lead sponsor
National University of Singapore
Collaborators
Health Promotion Board, Singapore
Responsible party
Dr Falk Mueller-Riemenschneider (Associate Professor, National University of Singapore) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 13, 2021
Start date
Oct 20, 2020
Primary completion
Nov 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Nov 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 13, 2021

Study contacts

Chua Xin Hui
Contact
xinhui.chua@nus.edu.sg
+65-6601-1940
Tay Zoey
Contact
ephtz@nus.edu.sg
Falk Müller-Riemenschneider
principal investigator · National University of Singapore

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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