NCT05267444

The Effects of a Tele-health Program

The Effects of a Tele-health Program to Facilitate the Usage of Internet of Things Among Community-dwelling Frail Older Adults: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 202 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Frailty is a state of being vulnerable and functional disable due to age-related decline of multiple physiological systems, and is often associated with higher risk of falls, institutionalization, hospitalization, disability, dementia, and death. One of the best strategies to combat the burden of frailty is to promote physical activity in the aging population, especially to the older adults who are already in a frail condition

Conditions

• Frailty
• Old Age; Debility

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Individualized motion-based interactive game program	The participants will receive a 12-session, 4.5 months home visit service that is provided by the young adults, and supervised by an occupational therapist. Young adults will follow the individualized exercise plan with the older adults, facilitate their use of interactive games, provide psychological and technological support to help older adults cope with their fear of using technologies to perform physical activity.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-01
• Primary completion: 2023-11-11
• Completion: 2023-11-11
• First posted: 2022-03-04
• Last updated: 2024-02-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong