A New Adaptive Physical Activity Technology in Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT02467491

Last Updated: 2016-06-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 17 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2016-02-29

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility and acceptability of a new physical activity technology (Jintronix) based on TV screen, virtual games and motion sensing cameras among pre-disabled older adults.

Detailed Description

A total of 12 older adults will be recruited in the Oak Hammock residential community to participate in a physical activity program using a new technology called Jintronix. Jintronix is an easy-to-use virtual physical activity platform designed for physical and occupational therapy. It combines common exercise movements, virtual games and motion sensing cameras to offer a fun and effective tool for physical activity. The exercises will be performed by each participant autonomously in the living room of the residential community following a specific schedule. The duration of the exercise program will be of 30 minutes for two days a week for a total of four weeks. The participants will be trained prior the beginning of the program in order to enter autonomously in the Jintronix platform and perform the exercises.

Conditions

Aging

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Physical Activity group

All the participants enrolled in the study will be part of the physical activity group in which they will perform a scheduled exercise program for 4 weeks using a new physical activity technology called Jintronix.

Group Type: OTHER

Jintronix

Intervention Type: DEVICE

The participants will perform light exercises using the Jintronix software. Jintronix is an easy-to-use virtual physical activity platform designed for physical and occupational therapy. It combines common exercise movements, virtual games and motion sensing cameras to offer a fun and effective tool for physical activity.

Interventions

Jintronix

The participants will perform light exercises using the Jintronix software. Jintronix is an easy-to-use virtual physical activity platform designed for physical and occupational therapy. It combines common exercise movements, virtual games and motion sensing cameras to offer a fun and effective tool for physical activity.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 75 years and older
• Pre-disabled status evidenced by: 6 ≤ score ≤ 9 on the Short Physical Performance Battery test.
• Willingness to participate in all study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

• Failure to provide informed consent
• Severe cardiac disease, including NYHA Class III or IV congestive heart failure, clinically significant aortic stenosis, history of cardiac arrest, use of a cardiac defibrillator, or uncontrolled angina
• Significant cognitive impairment, defined as a known diagnosis of dementia or a short portable mental status questionnaire score > 2 errors
• Unable to communicate because of severe hearing loss or speech disorder
• Severe visual impairment, which would preclude completion of the assessments and/or exercise program
• Other significant co-morbid diseases that would prevent participation in exercise
• Planning to move out of the area during the study timeframe

• Minimum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Florida

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Vincenzo Valiani, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Florida

Locations

Oak Hammock at University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

IRB201500368

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id