AgingNCT07700654
Smart Facial Exercise Coaching System for Older Adults
A study testing Smart Facial Coaching System and Video-Based Facial Exercise in people with Aging, run by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University at 1 site in Taiwan.
Trial 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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 60 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Aging
- What is being tested?
- Smart Facial Coaching System and Video-Based Facial Exercise
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 130 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTaiwan
- Study dates
- 20 Jul 2026to 21 May 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 60 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Willing to participate in this study voluntarily.
- Able to provide written informed consent.
- Aged 60 years or older.
- Able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese or Taiwanese.
Who cannot join
- Severe visual or hearing impairment.
- Diagnosis of moderate to severe dementia.
- Inability to communicate verbally.
- Presence of obvious structural or pathological lesions of the face.
- Diseases or conditions affecting swallowing function (e.g., stroke).
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Taiwan1 site
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Taipei, Taipei City, 112304
About this study
Official title: Development and Testing of a Smart Facial Coaching System for Older Adults
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.
Read more
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.
Read the detailed description
Program description is as follows:
Intervention Group (n ≈ 65): Participants will perform facial exercises using the Smart Facial Coaching System. The program consists of four components, and each session will last approximately 10-15 minutes.
- Eye Exercises: Gentle eye closure, forceful eye closure, eye opening, and lateral eye stretching exercises to promote eye muscle activity (approximately 2-3 minutes).
- Mouth Opening Exercises: Maximum mouth opening and repetitive mouth-opening exercises to promote perioral muscle activity (approximately 3-4 minutes).
- Oral Function Exercises: Articulation exercises, cheek exercises, tongue exercises, salivary gland massage, and swallowing exercises to promote oral function (approximately 3-5 minutes).
- Smiling Exercises: Viewing happy facial expression images, facial relaxation exercises, and smile imitation exercises to promote facial muscle activity (approximately 1-2 minutes).
Control Group (n ≈ 65): Participants will perform facial exercises by following an oral health exercise video available on YouTube. The exercise program includes facial muscle exercises, tongue exercises, salivary gland massage, swallowing exercises, and articulation exercises.
YouTube video: https://youtu.be/_Q4DwWXJ4S4?si=Ld10bgiklFLwTHPc
- Conditions
- Aging
- Being tested
- Smart Facial Coaching System, Video-Based Facial Exercise
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Smart Facial Coaching SystemBehavioural
Participants perform facial exercises using the Smart Facial Coaching System for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days.
Video-Based Facial ExerciseBehavioural
Participants perform facial exercises by following a video-based facial exercise program for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Facial Coaching System | Experimental | Participants perform facial exercises using the Smart Facial Coaching System for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days. Receives: Behavioral: Smart Facial Coaching System |
| Video-Based Facial Exercise | Active comparator | Participants perform facial exercises by following a video-based facial exercise program for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days. Receives: Behavioral: Video-Based Facial Exercise |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Facial Exercise Behavior
Assessed using a structured questionnaire evaluating facial exercise behavior.
Measured: Baseline, immediately after completion of the 5-day intervention, and 1 month after completion of the intervention.
Psychosocial Outcomes Related to Facial Exercise
Assessed using structured questionnaires evaluating psychosocial outcomes related to facial exercise.
Measured: Baseline, immediately after completion of the 5-day intervention, and 1 month after completion of the intervention.
Eye Discomfort and Oral Function
Assessed using structured questionnaires evaluating eye discomfort symptoms and oral function.
Measured: Baseline and immediately after completion of the 5-day intervention.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test (RSST)
Assessed using the Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test (RSST), measuring the number of saliva swallows completed within 30 seconds.
Measured: Baseline and immediately after completion of the 5-day intervention.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Jul 2026
- Study start20 Jul 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion21 May 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion21 May 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for AgingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 130 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Chiu-Mieh Huang, PhD, Principal investigator, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07700654
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NYCU115098AE
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 8 Jul 2026
- Last updated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Individual participant data will not be shared because there is no data-sharing plan for this study.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Development and Testing of a Smart Facial Coaching System for Older Adults
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07700654
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NYCU115098AE
- Conditions
- Aging
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 130 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 20 Jul 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 21 May 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 21 May 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 14 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
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.
Detailed description
Program description is as follows:
Intervention Group (n ≈ 65): Participants will perform facial exercises using the Smart Facial Coaching System. The program consists of four components, and each session will last approximately 10-15 minutes.
- Eye Exercises: Gentle eye closure, forceful eye closure, eye opening, and lateral eye stretching exercises to promote eye muscle activity (approximately 2-3 minutes).
- Mouth Opening Exercises: Maximum mouth opening and repetitive mouth-opening exercises to promote perioral muscle activity (approximately 3-4 minutes).
- Oral Function Exercises: Articulation exercises, cheek exercises, tongue exercises, salivary gland massage, and swallowing exercises to promote oral function (approximately 3-5 minutes).
- Smiling Exercises: Viewing happy facial expression images, facial relaxation exercises, and smile imitation exercises to promote facial muscle activity (approximately 1-2 minutes).
Control Group (n ≈ 65): Participants will perform facial exercises by following an oral health exercise video available on YouTube. The exercise program includes facial muscle exercises, tongue exercises, salivary gland massage, swallowing exercises, and articulation exercises.
YouTube video: https://youtu.be/_Q4DwWXJ4S4?si=Ld10bgiklFLwTHPc
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Facial Coaching System | Experimental | Behavioral: Smart Facial Coaching SystemParticipants perform facial exercises using the Smart Facial Coaching System for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days. |
| Video-Based Facial Exercise | Active comparator | Behavioral: Video-Based Facial ExerciseParticipants perform facial exercises by following a video-based facial exercise program for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 60 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Willing to participate in this study voluntarily.
- Able to provide written informed consent.
- Aged 60 years or older.
- Able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese or Taiwanese.
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Severe visual or hearing impairment.
- Diagnosis of moderate to severe dementia.
- Inability to communicate verbally.
- Presence of obvious structural or pathological lesions of the face.
- Diseases or conditions affecting swallowing function (e.g., stroke).
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Smart Facial Coaching SystemParticipants perform facial exercises using the Smart Facial Coaching System for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days. | Behavioural | Smart Facial Coaching System |
| Video-Based Facial ExerciseParticipants perform facial exercises by following a video-based facial exercise program for approximately 10-15 minutes per day for 5 consecutive days. | Behavioural | Video-Based Facial Exercise |
Primary outcome
Facial Exercise Behavior
Time frame: Baseline, immediately after completion of the 5-day intervention, and 1 month after completion of the intervention.
Assessed using a structured questionnaire evaluating facial exercise behavior.
Psychosocial Outcomes Related to Facial Exercise
Time frame: Baseline, immediately after completion of the 5-day intervention, and 1 month after completion of the intervention.
Assessed using structured questionnaires evaluating psychosocial outcomes related to facial exercise.
Eye Discomfort and Oral Function
Time frame: Baseline and immediately after completion of the 5-day intervention.
Assessed using structured questionnaires evaluating eye discomfort symptoms and oral function.
1 secondary outcome
Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test (RSST)
Time frame: Baseline and immediately after completion of the 5-day intervention.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Jul 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Individual participant data will not be shared because there is no data-sharing plan for this study.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Chiu-Mieh Huang, PhD principal investigator
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Smart Facial Coaching System and Video-Based Facial Exercise in people with Aging, run by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University at 1 site in Taiwan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Chiu-Mieh Huang, PhD (+886-2-28267362, cmhuang2021@nycu.edu.tw), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Facial Exercise Behavior (time frame: Baseline, immediately after completion of the 5-day intervention, and 1 month after completion of the intervention.). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Jul 2026.