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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA
369 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-06-01
2025-06-30
Brief Summary
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The study is uses a stepped-wedge cluster clinical trial. Key community partners with the Department of Health Services Senior Services Division and Older Adult Technology Services (OATS) will participate in the planning phase, research design, and implementation of the study.
The study aims are:
1. To test the impact of a technology-based intervention on the primary outcomes of food security and diet quality;
2. To determine the effect of the intervention on secondary outcomes of technology knowledge and usage, physical activity, and social isolation and loneliness;
3. To examine the long-term impact and sustainability of technology use on food security, diet quality, physical activity, and social isolation.
If successful, the impact of this program could be applied throughout the national OATS network and to similar CMPs to bridge the digital divide beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
Detailed Description
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This proposed nutrition intervention will enrolled congregate meal participants using a stepped-wedge cluster design with two cohorts to allow for sequential intervention enrollment with simultaneous control and intervention data collection timepoints. Key community partners within Department of Health Services Senior Services Division and OATS will participate in the planning phase, research design, and implementation of the study. Feedback from congregate meal participants in focus groups will guide the development of the intervention.
The 20-week intervention will include 5 weeks technology training, including internet access and devices, followed by 15 weeks of a culturally tailored nutrition intervention via online sessions. The study will recruit 440 older adult from seven at-risk congregate meal sites. Data will be collected at baseline (T0), during the online intervention (T1), after the online intervention (T2) and 6 months post-intervention (T3).
The successful outcome of our study will be impactful because of the potential broader application of this program throughout the national OATS network and to similar CMPs to bridge the digital divide through and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SEQUENTIAL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Cohort 1
Cohort 1 will start the intervention directly after randomization.
Technology intervention
Older Adult Technology Services (OATS) 5-week technology intervention
Digital Nutrition Intervention
15-week nutrition intervention delivered completely online
Cohort 2
Cohort 2 will serve as the control while cohort 1 is in the intervention stage. Cohort 2 will start the intervention after cohort 1 concludes the intervention.
Technology intervention
Older Adult Technology Services (OATS) 5-week technology intervention
Digital Nutrition Intervention
15-week nutrition intervention delivered completely online
Interventions
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Technology intervention
Older Adult Technology Services (OATS) 5-week technology intervention
Digital Nutrition Intervention
15-week nutrition intervention delivered completely online
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Inadequate or no working technology device (computer, smart-phone, tablet), no or poor internet connectivity at home, or lack of knowledge and usage of technology
* Food insecurity or low diet quality
Exclusion Criteria
* Terminal disease or illness
* Diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer's disease
* Unable to read or write in English or Spanish
60 Years
120 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
NIH
Older Adult Technology Services
UNKNOWN
City of San Antonio Department of Human Services
UNKNOWN
Agile Analytics, LLC
UNKNOWN
The University of Texas at San Antonio
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Sarah Ullevig
Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Sarah L Ullevig, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Texas at San Antonio
Locations
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University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Countries
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References
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Related Links
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Status of Poverty in San Antonio 2019
Food Insecurity Among Older Adults
7 Facts about Older Adults and SNAP. National Council on Aging.
Other Identifiers
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20-21-241
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id