Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03891771
Seniors Guardian: A Monitoring Platform for the Elderly
Seniors Guardian: A Non-intrusive Monitoring Platform for Activities of Daily Living Amongst the Elderly
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 69 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Valparaiso · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This pilot study evaluates whether a telemonitoring platform of activities of daily living amongst the elderly can improve their quality of life. Participants will be randomised to two different follow-up strategies, one comprising a monitoring platform and the other standard visits at a healthcare facility. Quality of life will be assessed using standardised questionnaires.
Detailed description
Elderly participants at perceived socioeconomic risk will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio to receive either a telemonitoring platform in their houses or standard health care. The platform will include sensors able to detect falls, nocturia (which have been previously validated) and sensors for environmental variables including humidity, carbon monoxide levels and temperature. In addition, a wearable panic button will be provided for participants allocated to the sensor platform which will allow them to obtain help in case of an emergency. The sensor platform will be connected to emergency services and healthcare providers,and they should receive and react to any anomaly detected in their readings. Participants will be followed up for 10 months. Quality of life questionnaires, including the World Health Organisation's WHOQOL-BREF and the EQ-5D for health-related quality of life, will be used to address potential intervention effects.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Telemonitoring sensors | This complex platform entails several sensors aimed at detecting falls, nocturia and environmental variables in the participant's home. Sensors are non-intrusive and its only wearable component is the panic button which must be carried by the participant. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2019-04-30
- Primary completion
- 2021-06-06
- Completion
- 2021-06-06
- First posted
- 2019-03-27
- Last updated
- 2021-11-22
Locations
4 sites across 1 country: Chile
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03891771. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.