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Dec. 02, 2025

Dec. 02, 2025

jRCT1022250034

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

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

Goto Takashi

CAYTO,Inc

3F, 14-15, Nishi-Azabu 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

+81-3-6447-4106

oshiruco-lab@cayto.jp

Edo Mai

CAYTO,Inc

3F, 14-15, Nishi-Azabu 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

+81-3-6447-4106

oshiruco-lab@cayto.jp

Pending

Dec. 02, 2025

100

Interventional

randomized controlled trial

open(masking not used)

no treatment control/standard of care control

parallel assignment

health services research

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

Individuals with medical conditions that would interfere with participation in this study
Individuals judged as inappropriate for participation by the principal investigator

65age old over
No limit

Both

frailty
social frailty

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)

social frailty

Mobile Applications Social Networking

D000073496

D063731

The primary outcome is the change in the modified Makizako Social Frailty Index from baseline to 3 months.

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

Not applicable
Ethics Review Committee of the Non-Profit Organization Regional Health Plan
2-7-23 Nanukamachi, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, Yamagata

Nov. 28, 2025

No

none