Can a phone app keep kids safe from heat? beijing study tests digital alerts
NCT ID NCT07643571
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a WeChat mini-program that sends heat warnings to parents and teachers of 200 fourth-graders in Beijing. When temperatures reach risky levels, the program shares health tips and alerts. The goal is to see if this helps children stay physically healthy and think clearly during hot weather. The trial compares kids whose families get the alerts to those who follow their normal routines.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- WeChat mini-program-based heat health risk early warning intervention
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple digital tool to help protect children from heat-related health problems like heart strain, breathing issues, and trouble thinking clearly.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early study in just six schools, so results may not apply to other regions or age groups. The intervention depends on parents and teachers passing on alerts, which may not always happen.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
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9 to 11 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
School inclusion criteria 1. Willing to participate in the study. 2. Possess adequate facilities and qualified teaching staff. 3. The school and teachers maintain good cooperation. 4. Class size is no less than 35 students. 5. All participating classrooms are equipped with air conditioners. Participant inclusion criteria 1. Fourth-grade primary school students aged 9 to 11, of all genders. 2. Voluntary participation by students and their parents, good compliance, and signed informed consent. 3. At least one adult family member has an internet-enabled mobile device. 4. Good general health with no history of severe physical or mental disorders. 5. Local permanent residents with a residency of no less than 6 months. Participant exclusion criteria 1. Participants who are unable or refuse to complete required examinations. 2. Students receiving psychological or psychiatric treatment that may confound the study results. 3. Those currently enrolled in other interventional clinical studies that may affect outcome assessment. 4. Any other conditions deemed ineligible by the research team. Any participant meeting any of the above exclusion criteria will be excluded from the study.
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