A Technology-based Intervention to Support Older Adults in Living Independently

NCT ID: NCT05626556

Last Updated: 2023-10-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-10-17
• Study Completion Date: 2023-06-30

Brief Summary

The general objective of this study is to test the usability and efficiency of the SAVE prototype, a technology-based support for enabling older adults to keep their independent and active lives in their homes and maintain their social relationships for as long as possible.

Detailed Description

The SAVE system aims to offer technology-based support to older adults for staying in their familiar surroundings for as long as possible, while feeling safe and optimally cared for. The SAVE technology has been designed and developed according to the approach of the User Centered Design (UCD), which involves multiple interactions with users to under-stand their needs and preferences and to involve them in the design process for creating a truly useful and appreciated technological product. Secondarily, it supports informal caregivers, like relatives, in providing optimal care for their loved ones, while maintaining their professional and private life. The general objective of this study is to test the usability and efficiency of the SAVE prototype for enabling older adults to keep their independent and active lives in their homes and maintain their social relationships for as long as possible. The study involves the use of the SAVE platform for a total of 21 consecutive days.The study involves the use of a mixed-methods approach, in which both qualitative (open questions) and quantitative (standardized tests) data will be collected, and three different measurements (T0, T1, T2) will be made during the period of use of the system. The data collection card will therefore be divided into two different sections, which correspond to the three different moments of detection: 1) at time 0, that is, before the start of the experi-mentation (T0); 2) at time 1, after 10 days, i.e. at the midterm of the trial (T1), and 3) at time 2, after 21 days, i.e., at the end of the trial (T2). The log data of the usage of the SAVE sys-tem be the primary, secondary, and tertiary users will be continuously stored over the 21 days test period.

Conditions

Older People; Frailty

Study Design

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

Study Groups

older adults

Older adults with mild to moderate chronic illness

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

SAVE system

Intervention Type: OTHER

The SAVE system will be implemented in end users' homes. Flood sensors will be installed in the bathroom and kitchen, presence sensors in the living room and bedroom, and the contact sensor will be installed at the entrance door. For the best user experience, the installation of the required software (for the sensors kit and the smartwatch) was done on the users' own smartphones. Thus, at the end of the installation, users will have the Aqara Home System in their homes (5 sensors and a sensor hub), a Samsung smartwatch and a SAVE Sensors Adapter, all of which are connected to a router with unlimited internet access.

Interventions

SAVE system

The SAVE system will be implemented in end users' homes. Flood sensors will be installed in the bathroom and kitchen, presence sensors in the living room and bedroom, and the contact sensor will be installed at the entrance door. For the best user experience, the installation of the required software (for the sensors kit and the smartwatch) was done on the users' own smartphones. Thus, at the end of the installation, users will have the Aqara Home System in their homes (5 sensors and a sensor hub), a Samsung smartwatch and a SAVE Sensors Adapter, all of which are connected to a router with unlimited internet access.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Mini Mental State Evaluation (MMSE) between 21 and 24
• Healthy or mild to moderate chronic illness or musculoskeletal disease
• Feel physically fit to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants suffer from severe chronic disease

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

European Union

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Országos Orvosi Rehabilitációs Intézet, Szanatórium

Budapest, , Hungary

IRCCS INRCA Hospital

Ancona, , Italy

Transilvania University of Brașov

Brasov, , Romania

Countries

Hungary; Italy; Romania

References

Stara V, Rampioni M, Mosoi AA, Kristaly DM, Moraru SA, Paciaroni L, Paolini S, Raccichini A, Felici E, Rossi L, Vizitiu C, Nistorescu A, Marin M, Tonay G, Toth A, Pilissy T, Fazekas G. A Technology-Based Intervention to Support Older Adults in Living Independently: Protocol for a Cross-National Feasibility Pilot. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 10;19(24):16604. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416604.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 36554485 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

INRCA_005_2022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id