NCT03574480

Smartphone Applications to Improve Lifestyles in Olders Over 65 Years

Effectiveness of the Combined Use of Smartphone and Smartband Technology in the Improvement of Lifestyles in the Adult Population Over 65 Years of Age. Randomized Clinical Trial. EVIDENT Age Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 140 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fundacion para la Investigacion y Formacion en Ciencias de la Salud · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This is a randomized controlled clinical trial performed in urban primary care centers in Salamanca (Spain). Its objective is to evaluate the effect of an intervention based on the use of new information and communication technologies in a population of people over 65 years of age in the improvement of lifestyles, body composition, quality of life, cognitive performance and daily life activities.

Detailed description

* Objective: To evaluate the effect of an intervention based on the use of new information and communication technologies in a population of people over 65 years of age. * Design and setting: A randomized clinical trial of two parallel groups. Population: 140 participants over 65 years of age will be included, selected by consecutive sampling in primary care centers of Salamanca (Spain. * Measurements and intervention: Lifestyles (physical activity, sedentarism and mediterranean diet), body composition, health-related quality of life, cognitive performance and daily life activities will be evaluated at 3 months. The advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations will be common to both groups. The intervention group will be added a training for 3 months in use of a Smartphone application, designed to promote a healthy diet, increased physical acivity and decreased sedentary.

Conditions

• Telemedicine

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Intervention (training in use of a Smartphone application)	The intervention group will be added a training for 3 months in use of a Smartphone application, designed to promote a healthy diet, increased physical acivity and decreased sedentary.
BEHAVIORAL	Control (Advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations)	Advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-05
• Primary completion: 2020-05-31
• Completion: 2020-09-30
• First posted: 2018-07-02
• Last updated: 2022-11-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain