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Smart Facial Exercise Coaching System for Older Adults

NCT07700654 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 130

Last updated 2026-07-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Participants will participate in a 5-day facial exercise program and will be assessed at baseline, immediately after completion of the intervention, and 1 month after completion of the intervention.

Older adults aged 60 years and above who are able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese and who participate in activities at adult day-care centers or community care centers will be eligible for inclusion. Individuals with severe visual or hearing impairment, moderate to severe dementia, inability to communicate verbally, obvious facial wounds or lesions, or medical conditions affecting swallowing function (e.g., stroke) will be excluded from participation.

A total of approximately 130 participants will be recruited and assigned to one of two groups:

Intervention Group (n ≈ 65): Participants will perform facial exercises using the Smart Facial Coaching System.

Control Group (n ≈ 65): Participants will perform facial exercises by following a video-based facial exercise program.

After providing informed consent and meeting the eligibility criteria, participants will complete baseline assessments, including structured questionnaires and the Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test (RSST).

Participants in both groups will then perform facial exercises for five consecutive days, with each session lasting approximately 10-15 minutes.

Upon completion of the 5-day facial exercise program, participants will complete post-intervention assessments, including structured questionnaires and the Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test (RSST).

One month after completion of the intervention, participants will complete follow-up questionnaires assessing facial exercise behavior and psychosocial outcomes, which will take approximately 15-20 minutes.

Conditions

  • Aging

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Smart Facial Coaching System

Participants perform facial exercises using the Smart Facial Coaching System for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days.

BEHAVIORAL

Video-Based Facial Exercise

Participants perform facial exercises by following a video-based facial exercise program for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chiu-Mieh Huang, PhD · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-07-20
Primary Completion
2027-05-21
Completion
2027-05-21

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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