Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Older Adults Using Citizen-science and Modern Technology

NCT ID: NCT02744924

Last Updated: 2017-08-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 29 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-05-31
• Study Completion Date: 2017-06-30

Brief Summary

To develop and implement a physical activity promotion intervention for older adults with or without chronic disease living in an urban environment.

Detailed Description

The World Health organization recommends that all adults should aim for 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on at least five days of the week. The importance of physical activity for promoting heath is complicated when considering inactive older adults and chronic conditions. A problematic cycle emerges where physical inactivity increases the likelihood for developing chronic conditions, and, in turn, many chronic conditions are associated with symptoms that make physical activity more difficult.

The investigators aim to develop and implement a physical activity promotion intervention for older adults with or without chronic disease living in an urban environment that considers individual, interpersonal and environmental factors and makes use of a citizen-science approach and modern PA-monitoring devices.

Conditions

Sedentary; Elderly; Physical Activity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Physical activity intervention

Participants undergo the community-based physical activity promotion (see Intervention)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Physical activity intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The intervention is comprised of 5 steps:

1. Goal setting: Over a step-counter (smartphone app) participants learn about their daily average step count. They are coached to set individual goals

2. Fitness assessment: To recommend suitable frequency and intensity of walking program using mapped trails

3. Structured walking groups: Promoted and communicated via app. Participants can additionally organize walking groups of their own.

4. Feedback: Participants will see individual and group data over the step-counter app, and they can communicate with others via a communication app. They will be incentivized to reach goals through a gamification approach.

5. Invite friends: After 12 weeks, participants are encouraged to invite people who fulfil the inclusion criteria to join the project

Interventions

Physical activity intervention

The intervention is comprised of 5 steps:

1. Goal setting: Over a step-counter (smartphone app) participants learn about their daily average step count. They are coached to set individual goals

2. Fitness assessment: To recommend suitable frequency and intensity of walking program using mapped trails

3. Structured walking groups: Promoted and communicated via app. Participants can additionally organize walking groups of their own.

4. Feedback: Participants will see individual and group data over the step-counter app, and they can communicate with others via a communication app. They will be incentivized to reach goals through a gamification approach.

5. Invite friends: After 12 weeks, participants are encouraged to invite people who fulfil the inclusion criteria to join the project

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 60 years or older
• Living within or <5km from Wetzikon (Zurich area)
• Understand and speak German
• Number of repetitions in the 1-min sit-to-stand test below the 75th percentile compared to the Swiss population (age and sex-specific reference values)

Exclusion Criteria

• Symptomatic / unstable cardiovascular disease
• Cardiac surgery within one year

• Minimum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Zurich

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Milo Puhan, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

EBPI, University of Zurich

Locations

University of Zurich

Zurich, , Switzerland

Countries

Switzerland

Other Identifiers

CAPACITY

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id