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WeChat wellness: new study tests digital coach for better daily habits

NCT ID NCT07393698

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: South China Normal University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a personalized online program delivered through WeChat could help college students better balance their time across physical activity, sleep, and sitting. Fifty students aged 18-25 who did not meet healthy movement guidelines were randomly assigned to receive the program or continue their usual routines. The program provided individualized feedback and tips based on each student's habits. Researchers measured changes in how students spent their time and their motivation to adopt healthier patterns.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Personalized online behavioral intervention via WeChat
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward simple, scalable digital tools to help young adults build healthier daily routines.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to all students. The intervention is behavioral, not a drug, so effects may be modest.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

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

50 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2023

Finished

Apr 2024

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

18 to 25 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria 1. aged 18-25 years; 2. no severe physical or psychological conditions, no contraindications to exercise, and no major surgery in the past six months; 3. willingness to wear an accelerometer and participate in the online intervention; 4. failure to meet at least one recommendation of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults (18-64 years) for PA, sedentary behaviour, or sleep - Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of severe physical or psychological conditions that could limit safe participation in physical activity. 2. Medical contraindications to exercise or a history of major surgery within the past six months. 3. Inability or unwillingness to wear an accelerometer or to engage in the online intervention. 4. Meeting all recommendations of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults (18-64 years) at baseline. \-

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Motor Activity sleep disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Physical activity Sedentary behaviour Sleep

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • School of Physical Education and Sports Science

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China

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