Smartphone Applications to Improve Lifestyles in Olders Over 65 Years

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-09-05

Study Completion Date

2020-09-30

Brief Summary

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This is a randomized controlled clinical trial performed in urban primary care centers in Salamanca (Spain). Its objective is to evaluate the effect of an intervention based on the use of new information and communication technologies in a population of people over 65 years of age in the improvement of lifestyles, body composition, quality of life, cognitive performance and daily life activities.

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Detailed Description

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* Objective: To evaluate the effect of an intervention based on the use of new information and communication technologies in a population of people over 65 years of age.
* Design and setting: A randomized clinical trial of two parallel groups. Population: 140 participants over 65 years of age will be included, selected by consecutive sampling in primary care centers of Salamanca (Spain.
* Measurements and intervention: Lifestyles (physical activity, sedentarism and mediterranean diet), body composition, health-related quality of life, cognitive performance and daily life activities will be evaluated at 3 months. The advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations will be common to both groups. The intervention group will be added a training for 3 months in use of a Smartphone application, designed to promote a healthy diet, increased physical acivity and decreased sedentary.

Conditions

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Telemedicine

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Control

Advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Control (Advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations

Intervention

* Advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations
* Training for 3 months in use of a Smartphone application, designed to promote a healthy diet, increased physical acivity and decreased sedentary.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention (training in use of a Smartphone application)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention group will be added a training for 3 months in use of a Smartphone application, designed to promote a healthy diet, increased physical acivity and decreased sedentary.

Control (Advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations

Interventions

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Intervention (training in use of a Smartphone application)

The intervention group will be added a training for 3 months in use of a Smartphone application, designed to promote a healthy diet, increased physical acivity and decreased sedentary.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control (Advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations)

Advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Informed consent signed
* Age between 65 and 80 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Cardiovascular disease
* Moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
* Musculoskeletal disease that limits ambulation.
* Severe mental illness
* Score in the Mini-mental \<24 points.
* Oncological disease in treatment.

Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes