NCT02833311

e-Mobile Tablet for People With Chronic Conditions

Examining the Usability of Computer Tablets to Promote Symptom Self-management and Engagement in Healthy Behaviors in Adults With Chronic Conditions

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: Case Western Reserve University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 76 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Maintaining a healthy diet and engaging in routine physical activity may help decrease severity of symptoms, prevent secondary conditions, and slow functional decline in people with disabling neuromusculoskeletal conditions. However, people with these conditions face many health barriers to engaging in healthy behaviors. With the advent of portable technologies, such as smart phones, tablets and PDAs, there is a need to explore whether these technologies can help people with disabling conditions to stay motivated and overcome barriers to engaging in healthy behaviors.

Detailed description

The overarching goal of this mixed methods, comparative effectiveness randomized controlled pilot study is to evaluate whether goal setting, self-monitoring, and barrier management using a computer tablet can increase physical activity behavior, improve nutritional habits, and promote health-related quality of life in people with disabling neuromusculoskeletal conditions. Our hypothesis is that, in comparison to the standard care contact control group, participants in both the tablet group and the paper and pencil group will yield significant improvements in healthy behaviors,with the tablet group yielding significantly larger increases.

Conditions

• Fibromyalgia
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Osteoarthritis
• Sjögren's Syndrome
• Parkinson's Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Computer Tablet Group	A computer tablet application to set goals,self-monitor healthy behaviors, record condition-related symptom impact, and self-manage a problematic symptom.
BEHAVIORAL	Paper and Pencil Group	Use of paper and pencil diaries and worksheets to set goals, record condition-related symptom impact, and self-monitor behaviors.
BEHAVIORAL	Contact Control Group	Participants are prescribed an exercise program and given information on healthy eating.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-11-01
• Primary completion: 2016-04-01
• Completion: 2016-04-01
• First posted: 2016-07-14
• Last updated: 2023-05-12
• Results posted: 2023-05-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States