NCT04043416

Reminiscence Technology Balance and Mobility

Using Motivating Reminiscence Technology to Encourage Physical Activity and Improve Balance and Mobility for Residents in Long Term Care

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bruyère Health Research Institute. · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the feasibility of a larger randomized controlled trial to examine the effect of reminiscence aided physical activity on the balance and mobility of older adults living in long term care. The study uses the jDome BikeAround system, which is a stationary bicycle with a projector screen that runs google earth, as the user bicycles, the map progresses giving the appearance that the user is bicycling through the environment chosen. Half of the participants will use the system during the first 6 week campaign, there will then be a 6 week washout period. Following the washout period, there will be a second 6 week campaign when the other half of the participants will use the jDome BikeAround system.

Detailed description

Physical activity has been shown to have numerous benefits for physical well-being and function. Stationary cycling is one example of physical activity that can provide opportunities for residents who are inactive, living in long term care and are at high risk for falls. The use of jDome BikeAround provides older adults in long term care an opportunity to engage in a motivating reminiscence activity that is coupled with physical activity. Participants will be divided into two groups, one group will take part in jDome BikeAround sessions 3x per week for 6 weeks in addition to The Glebe Centre's Fall Prevention program, while the second group will just participant in Fall Prevention program. There will be a 6 week wash out, then the second cohort will participant in the jDome Bike Around sessions 3x a week in addition to the Fall Prevention program while the first cohort will just participate in the Fall Prevention Program. Participants will have their balance, mobility, leg strength, endurance tested as well as a tracking of fall risks at the beginning and end of each of the jDome BikeAround sessions (4 measurement points). Feasibility will be determined by the ability to enroll an adequate number of participants, protocol completion by participants, and the number of adverse events.

Conditions

• Adults Living in Long Term Care

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Motivating reminiscence technology	The jDome BikeAround uses Google Street View, a stationary bike and a domed screen. Residents are seated in front of the screen; their destination is typed into the computer and when loaded the image appears on the screen. Using pedals on the bike they can propel themselves down the street, steer and change direction as they wish.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-05-13
• Primary completion: 2019-11-18
• Completion: 2019-12-31
• First posted: 2019-08-02
• Last updated: 2020-08-07
• Results posted: 2020-07-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada