ModuLAAr - A Module Based and Scalable System for Silver-ager in Austria

NCT ID: NCT02130102

Last Updated: 2015-12-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

38 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-06-30

Study Completion Date

2015-12-31

Brief Summary

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In this research project a module based Ambient Assisted Living solution will be provided to elderly living in assisted living homes. Those products and services seek to impact quality of life of the elderly and have positive effects on their environment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Quality of Life

Keywords

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technology acceptance ambient assisted living independent living quality of life socioeconomic impact usability of information and communication technologies

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Users of ModuLAAr

A group of volunteers (aged 60+), living in assisted living homes, will be provided with module based technical solutions to improve their independency and quality of life.

The ModuLAAr Ambient Assisted Living System

Intervention Type DEVICE

The system consists of the following modules which will be provided to the volunteers according to their needs:

tablet computer (digital photo album, video telephone, meal ordering system, reminder system), bodyweight scale, blood pressure meter, emergency call system, mobile phone (documentation of personal health-related data), bathroom surveillance system, blood glucose meter, house automation technologies/smart home technologies

Interventions

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The ModuLAAr Ambient Assisted Living System

The system consists of the following modules which will be provided to the volunteers according to their needs:

tablet computer (digital photo album, video telephone, meal ordering system, reminder system), bodyweight scale, blood pressure meter, emergency call system, mobile phone (documentation of personal health-related data), bathroom surveillance system, blood glucose meter, house automation technologies/smart home technologies

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 60 years and older
* informed consent
* resident of an assisted living home of the Samariterbund Burgenland Rettung und Soziale Dienste GmbH

Exclusion Criteria

* relevant health threatening event or death
* mini mental state score \<17
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Samariterbund Burgenland Rettung und Soziale Dienste GmbH

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Austrian Research Promotion Agency

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Christian Siegel

Research Associate

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Barbara Prazak-Aram, Mag.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

Locations

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AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria

Site Status

Countries

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Austria

References

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Siegel C, Prazak-Aram B, Kropf J, Kundi M, Dorner T. Evaluation of a modular scalable system for silver-ager located in assisted living homes in Austria--study protocol of the ModuLAAr ambient assisted living project. BMC Public Health. 2014 Jul 21;14:736. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-736.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25047720 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.modulaar.at

Website of the ModuLAAr project

Other Identifiers

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FFG Registration Nr. 835863

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id