A Group-Based Walking Study Using WeChat to Enhance Physical Activity Among Older Adults
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Official title
A Group-Based Walking Study Using WeChat to Enhance Physical Activity Among Older Adults: The Role of Social Engagement
Brief summary
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The aim for the study is to use the function WeRun in the application WeChat to encourage physical activity and social engagement among community dwelling older adults and their family members and friends. The specific aims are to test the effectiveness of a social contact and comparison intervention for increasing regular daily physical activity among community dwelling older adults, and to examine the potential effectiveness of WeChat in cultivating social engagement and well-being among community dwelling older adults.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03803085
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 60 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 60 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 29, 2018
- Primary completion
- May 31, 2019
- Completion
- Jul 1, 2019
- Last update posted
- Nov 8, 2020
2018 – 2019
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandeis University | Waltham | Massachusetts | 02453 | — |
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- Last update posted Nov 8, 2020 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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