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A phone app aims to get seniors off the couch

NCT ID NCT06570083

Disease control Sponsor: Beijing Normal University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 02, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether a three-month mobile program delivered through WeChat can help adults aged 60 and older who have chronic diseases become more physically active and sit less. Participants receive personalized exercise recommendations, motivational messages, and educational content, while a comparison group gets a self-help booklet. Researchers measure changes in sedentary time, physical activity, and how acceptable and useful participants find the program.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
A three-month mobile-based exercise support program delivered via WeChat, including personalized exercise recommendations, motivational messages, and educational content.
What this could lead to
If it works, this approach could offer a simple, scalable way to help older adults with chronic diseases become more active and reduce sedentary time.
What could go wrong
This is an early feasibility study, so the program may not prove effective or acceptable to all participants. Success depends on older adults engaging with the app and sticking with it.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 200 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Sep 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

60 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥60 years and diagnosed with at least one chronic disease 2. Owns a smartphone and is proficient in using WeChat 3. Daily sedentary time ≥6 hours Exclusion Criteria: 1. recent surgeries, injuries, or other conditions that would prevent simple physical activity 2. hearing, vision, or physical disabilities

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Motor Activity

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Mobile health Physical activity

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beijing Normal University

    Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519087, China

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