FrAilty Care and wEll-funcTion in Community Dwelling Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT03707145

Last Updated: 2024-10-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

43 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-03-30

Study Completion Date

2020-07-30

Brief Summary

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This study is looking at whether older people could benefit from an online monitoring platform to support their individual ambitions to maintain or improve functional ability. It is hypothesized this will enable the individual to monitor themselves periodically, obtain feedback about their functional ability, receive recommended diet, exercise and physical activity interventions and record the adherence to any intervention. All information can be linked back to the health care professional for official support and intervene when a decline is noticed, in order to prevent frailty from developing. The aim of this study is to find out if providing more support and greater empowerment can help older people improve their functional ability by self-monitoring and personalised interventions.

Detailed Description

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Participants will be individually randomised using randomisation service on a 1:1 allocation ratio to either group. There will be 4 groups, with differences in the consultation design and online support available.

Participant assessments consists of questionnaires and physical tasks completed during two visits at the university facilities. During the second visit, a one-hour consultation with a health care professional will take place to develop a twelve-week action plan to promote a healthier lifestyle.

Frailty status will be defined from the Fried frailty phenotype criteria. Exercise status will be based on current physical activity levels and the Short Physical Performance Battery score derived from the chair-stands, gait speed and balance assessments.

Participants in the experimental group will receive the assessment, and the consultation will aim to promote to empower them, plus access to the online support platform, termed 'FACET'.

Participants in the empowerment groups are provided with a structured booklet prior to the consultation to help the participant actively contribute to their own intervention programme, whereas in the other groups,the professional will lead the consultation.

Participants in the online support groups are provided with FACET, which will provide a diary of recommended activities to do, assessments to complete, as well as information about healthy lifestyles, diet and physical activity recommendations. Details on the recommended exercises and diet will be provided (including demonstrations and examples, also sourced from reputable websites) via FACET and will enable the participant to engage with them. The exercises require no special equipment and can be performed without professional supervision. Participants will be able to monitor themselves regularly and progress or amend recommendations to tailor their needs. Progress will also be monitored by the initial assessors and these can also amend the recommendations based on participant feedback. In short, FACET enables the participants in these groups to engage with their own intervention, amend it and set their own priorities, goals and targets, emphasising prudent health care principles.

Participants in all groups are followed up after 12 weeks. Assessments will be completed face-to-face at the facilities, or at home, dependent upon the participant's needs.

Conditions

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Frailty Sarcopenia Aging

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomised; Interventional; Design type: Treatment, Complex Intervention, Physical, Rehabilitation
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
The participant is unaware of the other groups details. Assessor and investigator are not blinded due to the need for providing information to the participant about their group allocation in this pilot project

Study Groups

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Professional led with online support

The consultation is led by the professional and lifestyle recommendations are based on ViviFrail recommendations and personal experience of the professional.

The 12-week intervention includes access to an online monitoring platform. The online platform provides the lifestyle recommendations and consists of a diary of activities, examples of exercises, general advice and instructions for monitoring and self-assessment.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Consultation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The consultation will provide advice (including a short written report) about promoting healthy lifestyles, tailored to the individual

Online Support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The participant will have access to an online platform 'FACET', to monitor themselves periodically, obtain feedback about their functional ability, receive recommended diet, exercise and physical activity interventions and record the adherence to any intervention.

Professional led without online support

The consultation is led by the professional and lifestyle recommendations are based on ViviFrail recommendations and personal experience of the professional.

There is no access to the online monitoring platform, and lifestyle recommendations were provided on paper to the participant.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Consultation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The consultation will provide advice (including a short written report) about promoting healthy lifestyles, tailored to the individual

Patient empowered with online support

The consultation is led by the participant, and started with the questions 'What matters to you', and 'What are your goals'. The professional based the lifestyle recommendations based on these responses.

The 12-week intervention includes access to an online monitoring platform. The online platform provides the lifestyle recommendations and consists of a diary of activities, examples of exercises, general advice and instructions for monitoring and self-assessment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Consultation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The consultation will provide advice (including a short written report) about promoting healthy lifestyles, tailored to the individual

Online Support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The participant will have access to an online platform 'FACET', to monitor themselves periodically, obtain feedback about their functional ability, receive recommended diet, exercise and physical activity interventions and record the adherence to any intervention.

Empowered

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The participant will be actively encouraged to contribute to their own consultation and take co-ownership and responsibility for the action plan.

Patient empowered without online support

The consultation is led by the participant, and started with the questions 'What matters to you', and 'What are your goals'. The professional based the lifestyle recommendations based on these responses.

There is no access to the online monitoring platform, and lifestyle recommendations were provided on paper to the participant.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Consultation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The consultation will provide advice (including a short written report) about promoting healthy lifestyles, tailored to the individual

Empowered

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The participant will be actively encouraged to contribute to their own consultation and take co-ownership and responsibility for the action plan.

Interventions

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Consultation

The consultation will provide advice (including a short written report) about promoting healthy lifestyles, tailored to the individual

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Online Support

The participant will have access to an online platform 'FACET', to monitor themselves periodically, obtain feedback about their functional ability, receive recommended diet, exercise and physical activity interventions and record the adherence to any intervention.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Empowered

The participant will be actively encouraged to contribute to their own consultation and take co-ownership and responsibility for the action plan.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Diet, exercise and physical activity advice

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 60 years and over
* Willingness to give informed consent, to be randomized to one of the study groups, and comply with all study requirements
* Community dwelling, assisted living conditions or care home residents.
* Ability to walk 10 m independently, or with support if using a cane or walker.
* Ability to understand instructions regarding the use of the technology and execution of the exercise program.

Exclusion Criteria

* Moderate/severe dementia at baseline (defined as Mini Mental State Examination \< 23),
* Severe, disabling stroke at baseline within the previous 6 months (defined as new or previous stroke with Barthel Index \< 9),
* Recent (\< 3 months prior randomisation) myocardial infarction, or unstable angina.
* Currently undergoing treatment that includes exercise and diet advice by health professionals
* Referred at discharge for condition-specific rehabilitation (e.g. pulmonary rehabilitation, stroke rehabilitation) within the previous 6 months.
* Currently taking part in another study or taken part in an intervention study in the previous six months
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

110 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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EIT Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Aberystwyth University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Marco Arkesteijn

Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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John Draper, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Aberystwyth University

Locations

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Aberystwyth University

Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Valdes-Aragones M, Perez-Rodriguez R, Carnicero JA, Moreno-Sanchez PA, Oviedo-Briones M, Villalba-Mora E, Abizanda-Soler P, Rodriguez-Manas L. Effects of Monitoring Frailty Through a Mobile/Web-Based Application and a Sensor Kit to Prevent Functional Decline in Frail and Prefrail Older Adults: FACET (Frailty Care and Well Function) Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Oct 22;26:e58312. doi: 10.2196/58312.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39436684 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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9526

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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