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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effect of a Senior-targeted SNS "Oshiruco" on Social Frailty among Older Adults

Basic Information

Recruitment status	Pending
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied	frailty social frailty
Date of first enrollment	02/12/2025
Target sample size	100
Countries of recruitment
Study type	Interventional
Intervention(s)	Promotion of the following behaviors through the installation of the Oshiruco application: One diary post per week One comment to other users per week Weekly reminder to participate in hobby groups At least three conversations per week with the AI chatbot "Nagomi" Weekly push notification from the Customer Success (CS) team Participation in the monthly badge program (one theme per month)

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome	The primary outcome is the change in the modified Makizako Social Frailty Index from baseline to 3 months.
Secondary Outcome	Geriatric Depression Scale 15-item version (GDS-15) 36-Item Short Form Health Survey version 2 (SF-36v2) Short Form 6-Dimension (SF-6D) health utility score

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimum	>= 65age old
Age maximum	Not applicable
Gender	Both
Include criteria	Adults aged 65 years or older living in Kanagawa Prefecture Able to use a smartphone independently in daily life Able to give informed consent voluntarily after receiving sufficient explanation No prior use of the "Oshiruco" application (new users only) Not certified as requiring long-term care and without diagnosed psychiatric disorders, with independent activities of daily living
Exclude criteria	Individuals with medical conditions that would interfere with participation in this study Individuals judged as inappropriate for participation by the principal investigator