Impact Evaluation of the Digital Connect Project for Homebound Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT06217601

Last Updated: 2025-08-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1024 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-06-01

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to evaluate the impact of the Digital Connect Project on increasing functional capacity defined by the WHO-ICOPE and health-related quality of life (HRQL) among homebound older adults.

Detailed Description

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The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust is launching the Digital Connect project to increase the well-being and social connectedness of the homebound older adults. A total of 32 NGOs are applying for 7,500 tablets and data plan (in total) through this project. Different digital programs will be rolled out to enhance their well-being and social connectedness. This study aim is to capture the impact of this Digital Connect project on the health outcomes of the homebound older adults. The tablet intervention will be offered by the NGOs within a 2-year timeframe. Web-based multi-domain lifestyle training intervention will be conducted to promoted and focus three lifestyles: nutritional advice, exercise and cognitive training; chat communication with research team, and personalized agenda on daily activities and an information library.

The object of this study is to explore the dose-response relationship between online engagement in the different types of activity and the improvement in the corresponding health outcomes, including the five domains: (1) Physical function, (2) Cognitive function, (3) Psychological function, (4) Social function and (5) Health-related quality of life. One baseline assessment and four follow-ups will be arranged in every 3-month interval. To account for immortal time bias, each subject will be created with two clones at time zero and assigned each of the two clones to either treatment or control group, respectively.

The engagement experience will be explored by interviewing the participants and service stakeholders through the planning and delivery of the digital intervention for the homebound older adults.

Conditions

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Aging Well

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment status

To account for immortal time bias, each subject will be created with two clones at time zero and assigned each of the two clones to either treatment or no-treatment status, respectively. The treatment status in each evaluative endpoint (i.e., 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month) is defined as subjects who have received the digital intervention for the respective length of time since the time zero during which the intervention has just commenced.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Digital intervention through Tablet

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Web-based multi-domain lifestyle training intervention will be conducted to promoted and focus three lifestyles: nutritional advice, exercise and cognitive training; chat communication with research team, and personalized agenda on daily activities and an information library.

No-treatment status

To account for immortal time bias, each subject will be created with two clones at time zero and assigned each of the two clones to either treatment or no-treatment status, respectively. The corresponding no-treatment status is defined as subjects who have not received the digital intervention for the corresponding length of time.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Digital intervention through Tablet

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Web-based multi-domain lifestyle training intervention will be conducted to promoted and focus three lifestyles: nutritional advice, exercise and cognitive training; chat communication with research team, and personalized agenda on daily activities and an information library.

Interventions

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Digital intervention through Tablet

Web-based multi-domain lifestyle training intervention will be conducted to promoted and focus three lifestyles: nutritional advice, exercise and cognitive training; chat communication with research team, and personalized agenda on daily activities and an information library.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age \> 65
* consent to participate
* able to participate in the impact assessment as evidence by a test score of \> 6 on the Abbreviated Mental Test
* has the functional ability to engage in the digital intervention

Exclusion Criteria

\-
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Prof. Yu, Doris Sau Fung

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Doris Sau Fung YU, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Hong Kong

Locations

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The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

Other Identifiers

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Digital Connect

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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