Social Media Chatbot on Physical Activity Education for Older Adults

NCT06423040 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: N202403043
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 104
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this study, a social media chatbot was used to provide a continuous and real-time multimedia health education program on physical activity for the older adults, as well as supportive messages and feedbacks, to improve physical activity and exercise self-efficacy among the older adults. This study was a cluster randomized trial, and participants were recruited from community care stations and activity centers in Taipei City. The experimental group was involved in an 8-week, 5-day-a-week intervention with a total of 40 multimedia physical activity education programs, and users were provided with real-time feedback interactions and regular physical activity education guidelines, and self-administered questionnaires were used for data collection. The research instruments include basic personal information, International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale, Behavioral regulation in exercise questionnaire-2, Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale, and the statistical methods will be descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, paired sample t-test, and one-way analysis of covariance.

Conditions

Exercise; Self Efficacy; Behavioral Regulation; Healthy Aging

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Physical activity

  International Physical Activity Questionnaire

  up to 8 weeks

• Self-Efficacy

  Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale

  up to 8 weeks

• Behavioral regulation

  Behavioral regulation in exercise questionnaire-2

  up to 8 weeks

• Benefits/Barriers

  Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale

  up to 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Experiment

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Social Media Chatbot on Physical Activity Education

Interventions

Social Media Chatbot on Physical Activity Education OTHER

a social media chatbot was used to provide a continuous and real-time multimedia health education program on physical activity for the older adults, as well as supportive messages and feedbacks.

Experiment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Persons aged 60 to 85 years old living in Taipei City, healthy or with chronic conditions
• Those who can listen, read and write Chinese
• Those who have used smartphones in the past month and can use Line social software
• Those who voluntarily participate in this study, can understand the research content after explanation and explanation, and sign the subject consent form

You may not qualify if:

• Those who are advised by a doctor not to exercise
• Those who must exercise under the supervision of medical personnel
• Patients with severe cardiovascular disease
• Anyone with disability or cognitive impairment
• Persons living in long-term care institutions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Taipei Medical University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Taipei Medical University

Taipei, 110, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Hsin-Yen Dr. Yen, PhD

CONTACT

886-2736-1661; kenji@tmu.edu.tw

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 8, 2024
• First Posted: May 21, 2024
• Study Start: August 30, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2025
• Study Completion: July 1, 2025
• Last Updated: March 11, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)