A Group-Based Walking Study Using WeChat to Enhance Physical Activity Among Older Adults

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Conditions studied: Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior

In brief

The aim for the study is to use the function WeRun in the application WeChat to encourage physical activity and social engagement among community dwelling older adults and their family members and friends. The specific aims are to test the effectiveness of a social contact and comparison intervention for increasing regular daily physical activity among community dwelling older adults, and to examine the potential effectiveness of WeChat in cultivating social engagement and well-being among community dwelling older adults.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03803085

Run by

Brandeis University

People needed

60

Starts

2018-10-30

Expected to finish

2019-07-02

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-09

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants who are 60 or older who have a cellphone, with either android or iPhone system with data plan.
• They must be fit enough to walk for at least 20 minutes at a time.
• English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to walk more than 20 minutes;
• do not have smart phone with data plan.
• younger than 60

Where it is running

• Brandeis University — Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

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