What this means
This trial is testing whether a six-week WeChat group program can improve social frailty in older heart failure patients. It has not reported results, so we do not yet know if it works.
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- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 60 and over
- Where
- 3 sites
The science
- Registered title
- SOCIAL_HF: Improving Social Frailty Through Interactive Learning
- Trial ID
- NCT07234565 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Heart Failure
- What is tested
- SOCIAL_HF, Self-study heart failure self-care manual
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Ages
- 60 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Nov 18, 2025 · updated Oct 15, 2026
Registry summary
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.
Sites (3)
- 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