NCT05901662

Brief Summary

This project was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the competence training program in improving the knowledge and skills of volunteer work, the motivation for volunteering, self-efficacy, and satisfaction with volunteer work among older volunteers.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
162

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2023

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 5, 2023

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 13, 2023

Completed
3 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 16, 2023

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 8, 2023

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 8, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

December 15, 2023

Status Verified

December 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

June 5, 2023

Last Update Submit

December 9, 2023

Conditions

Volunteers

Keywords

knowledge and skillsmotivationself-efficacysatisfaction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • knowledge and skills of volunteer work

    measured by the Older Volunteer Competency Scale. It has 30 items with 3 sub-scales. Each item is measured by a 10-point Likert scale. The item scores represent the perceived improvement needed by the respondents with higher scores indicating more needed improvements.

    3 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • motivation for volunteering

    3 months

  • self-efficacy

    3 months

  • satisfaction with volunteer work

    3 months

Study Arms (2)

Competence training program

EXPERIMENTAL

This group received a 3-hour weekly course training session in four consecutive weeks and provided services to community-dwelling older adults for two months.

Other: Competence training program

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This group provided their routine services at senior activity centers.

Other: Control

Interventions

Competence training programOTHER

A 3-hour weekly course training session in four consecutive weeks and provided services to community-dwelling older adults for two months.

Competence training program
ControlOTHER

This group provided their routine services at senior activity centers.

Control

Eligibility Criteria

Age65 Years - 100 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsOlder Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • older adults age ≥ 65
  • able to read and write in Chinese
  • being a volunteer at the senior activity center for at least 1 month

You may not qualify if:

  • illiterate

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Kaohsiung Medical University

Kaohsiung City, 80708, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Personal Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

  • Kuei-Min Chen, PhD

    Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 5, 2023

First Posted

June 13, 2023

Study Start

June 16, 2023

Primary Completion

December 8, 2023

Study Completion

December 8, 2023

Last Updated

December 15, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

TW(1)