SOCIAL_HF: Improving Social Frailty Through Interactive Learning
Recruiting · NCT07234565 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
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What this trial is about
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether the WeChat-based program "Social Optimization Chat for Interactive Learning for Heart Failure" (SOCIAL\_HF) can improve social frailty in elderly patients with heart failure. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can a 6-week WeChat online group interactive learning program (SOCIAL\_HF) improve social frailty? Does the intervention enhance self-care abilities, social participation, and perceived social support? Researchers will compare SOCIAL\_HF to usual care (self-study heart failure self-care manual) to assess whether SOCIAL\_HF can improve social functioning. Participants will: Engage in weekly WeChat video meetings for six weeks (Participate in peer sharing and collaborative tasks). Complete daily health task check-ins. Access online self-care resources.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- 60 years old and above;
- Live in the community;
- a definitive diagnosis of heart failure based on the Framingham Heart Failure Diagnostic Criteria;
- a diagnosis of heart failure for 6 months or longer;
- evidence of social pre-frailty or frailty, determined by the SFS-8 score ≥ 2; (6) possession of a smartphone and experience using WeChat;
- be able to read and write Chinese.
Exclusion criteria
- severe cognitive impairment or dementia;
- known mental illnesses;
- any communication barriers may hinder participation in SOCIAL\_HF, such as illiteracy, reading disabilities, speak local dialect only, and difficulties in language comprehension;
- any sensory impairments that may affect learning or interaction with others on WeChat, including untreated severe hearing loss and vision impairments；
- are currently participating in other intervention studies.
Where it is running
3 locations listed.
- Fudan University Affiliated Huadong Hospital - Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Baoshan District Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital - Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Songjiang Hospital - Shanghai, China