Online group learning program to reduce social frailty in older adults with heart failure
Tests a WeChat group learning program in older people with heart failure.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: SOCIAL_HF: Improving Social Frailty Through Interactive Learning
Key facts
- Where
- Shanghai, ChinaSee the 3 sites
Where in China
- Fudan University Affiliated Huadong HospitalShanghai, ChinaNot yet recruiting
- Shanghai Baoshan District Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine HospitalShanghai, ChinaNot yet recruiting
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Affiliated Songjiang HospitalShanghai, ChinaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- The University of Hong Kong
- Trial code
- NCT07234565
- Record updated
- 15 October 2026
- Original description
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:Read full original descriptionShow less
The Effects of "Social Optimization Chat for Interactive Learning for Heart Failure" (SOCIAL_HF) on Improving Social Frailty: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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.
Inclusion: 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; (7) be able to read and write Chinese.
Exclusion: 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.