Smart Facial Exercise Coaching System for Older Adults

NCT07700654 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: NYCU115098AE
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 130
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Participants will participate in a 5-day facial exercise program and will be assessed at baseline, immediately after completion of the intervention, and 1 month after completion of the intervention. Older adults aged 60 years and above who are able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese and who participate in activities at adult day-care centers or community care centers will be eligible for inclusion. Individuals with severe visual or hearing impairment, moderate to severe dementia, inability to communicate verbally, obvious facial wounds or lesions, or medical conditions affecting swallowing function (e.g., stroke) will be excluded from participation. A total of approximately 130 participants will be recruited and assigned to one of two groups: Intervention Group (n ≈ 65): Participants will perform facial exercises using the Smart Facial Coaching System. Control Group (n ≈ 65): Participants will perform facial exercises by following a video-based facial exercise program. After providing informed consent and meeting the eligibility criteria, participants will complete baseline assessments, including structured questionnaires and the Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test (RSST). Participants in both groups will then perform facial exercises for five consecutive days, with each session lasting approximately 10-15 minutes. Upon completion of the 5-day facial exercise program, participants will complete post-intervention assessments, including structured questionnaires and the Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test (RSST). One month after completion of the intervention, participants will complete follow-up questionnaires assessing facial exercise behavior and psychosocial outcomes, which will take approximately 15-20 minutes.

Conditions

Aging

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Facial Exercise Behavior

  Assessed using a structured questionnaire evaluating facial exercise behavior.

  Baseline, immediately after completion of the 5-day intervention, and 1 month after completion of the intervention.

• Psychosocial Outcomes Related to Facial Exercise

  Assessed using structured questionnaires evaluating psychosocial outcomes related to facial exercise.

  Baseline, immediately after completion of the 5-day intervention, and 1 month after completion of the intervention.

• Eye Discomfort and Oral Function

  Assessed using structured questionnaires evaluating eye discomfort symptoms and oral function.

  Baseline and immediately after completion of the 5-day intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test (RSST)

  Baseline and immediately after completion of the 5-day intervention.

Study Arms (2)

Smart Facial Coaching System

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants perform facial exercises using the Smart Facial Coaching System for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days.

Behavioral: Smart Facial Coaching System

Video-Based Facial Exercise

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants perform facial exercises by following a video-based facial exercise program for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days.

Behavioral: Video-Based Facial Exercise

Interventions

Smart Facial Coaching System BEHAVIORAL

Participants perform facial exercises using the Smart Facial Coaching System for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days.

Smart Facial Coaching System

Video-Based Facial Exercise BEHAVIORAL

Participants perform facial exercises by following a video-based facial exercise program for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days.

Video-Based Facial Exercise

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Willing to participate in this study voluntarily.
• Able to provide written informed consent.
• Aged 60 years or older.
• Able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese or Taiwanese.

You may not qualify if:

• Severe visual or hearing impairment.
• Diagnosis of moderate to severe dementia.
• Inability to communicate verbally.
• Presence of obvious structural or pathological lesions of the face.
• Diseases or conditions affecting swallowing function (e.g., stroke).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University: lead

Study Sites (1)

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Taipei, Taipei City, 112304, Taiwan

Location

Study Officials

• Chiu-Mieh Huang, PhD

  National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Chiu-Mieh Huang, PhD

CONTACT

+886-2-28267362; cmhuang2021@nycu.edu.tw

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 8, 2026
• First Posted: July 14, 2026
• Study Start: July 20, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 21, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 21, 2027
• Last Updated: July 28, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)