Tokyo, Sept. 11 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062872) titled 'Effects of Nudge-Based Messages on Participation in Community Gathering Places ("Kayoi-no-ba") Among Older Adults' on Sept. 10.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Parallel
Randomization - Randomized
Blinding - Single blind -participants are blinded
Control - Active
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Institute for Health Economics and Policy
Condition:
Condition - No specific condition
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - This study aimed to evaluate, through a randomized controlled trial, the effects of three nudge-based interventions-loss framing, social norms, and precommitment-on immediate intention to participate and self-reported participation two months later in community gathering places ("Kayoi-no-ba") among adults aged 60 years or older in Japan who were not currently participating, and to examine whether these effects differed by sex.
Basic objectives2 - Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - A loss-framed message is presented once in Japanese. The message emphasises the potential disadvantages of not participating in community gathering places ("Kayoi-no-ba"), including age-related declines in physical and mental functioning, reductions in activities that can be performed independently and in social interaction, and the financial burden of care costs if long-term care becomes necessary.
Interventions/Control_2 - A social-norm message is presented once in Japanese. The message states that many participants in community gathering places ("Kayoi-no-ba") decided to join because people around them were participating and that resident-led opportunities for building social connections are expanding, thereby highlighting others' participation.
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 60
years-old
<=
Age-upper limit - Not applicable
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - 1. Aged 60 years or older.
2. Residing in Japan.
3. Not certified as requiring support or long-term care under Japan's long-term care insurance system.
4. Not currently participating in community gathering places ("Kayoi-no-ba") at the time of screening.
Key exclusion criteria - 1. Aged younger than 60 years.
2. Not residing in Japan.
3. Certified as requiring support or long-term care under Japan's long-term care insurance system.
4. Currently participating in community gathering places ("Kayoi-no-ba") at the time of screening.
Target Size - 2000
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Completed
Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 03 Month 10 Day
Date of IRB - 2025 Year 03 Month 10 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 07 Month 08 Day
Last follow-up date - 2025 Year 09 Month 09 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000071971
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