New Technologies for Enhancing Health in Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT06511115

Last Updated: 2024-07-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 76 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-02-05
• Study Completion Date: 2024-04-12

Brief Summary

New technologies, such as mobile apps, health monitoring devices, interactive video games, and telemedicine platforms, have become invaluable for improving the physical, mental, and cognitive health of older adults. They help maintain flexibility, strengthen muscles, improve balance and posture, alleviate chronic pain, enhance sleep quality, and reduce stress and anxiety. Tools like the Nintendo Wii promote physical activity, improve coordination, and offer social interaction. Overall, these technologies support better mental health, emotional well-being, and independence, contributing to a higher quality of life for older adults.

Conditions

Older People

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: TRIPLE

Study Groups

New Technologies Group

Participants assigned to the experimental group will engage in an exercise program using technologies, including the Nintendo Wii, over a 12-week period, with a frequency of 3 sessions per week, each lasting 45 minutes.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental Group

Intervention Type: OTHER

Each session will be divided into three clearly differentiated parts:

i) A 5-minute warm-up consisting of a series of gentle, low-intensity exercises designed to gradually prepare the muscles and joints of older adults for the main exercise. This portion will include flexibility and stretching movements, as well as joint mobility exercises; ii) 35 minutes dedicated to the main section of the intervention using the Nintendo Wii to promote physical, mental, and cognitive activity; iii) 5 minutes for relaxation techniques that incorporate flexibility exercises and stretches.

Each session will be led by a qualified and experienced professional. No incidents of injuries or negative effects were reported during the intervention period. Throughout the 12-week intervention, participants will be periodically followed up by phone to inquire about their physical activity habits.

Control Group

This group will not undergo the physical exercise intervention but will receive general recommendations for comprehensive health care. These include information about the benefits of physical exercise and tips for managing physical and mental health. The control group (CG) will undergo all the proposed physical and mental tests at the beginning of the study and again after 12 weeks. Additionally, during the study period, they will be monitored for changes in physical activity levels, as well as nutritional changes, sleep habits, and stress levels.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Experimental Group

Each session will be divided into three clearly differentiated parts:

i) A 5-minute warm-up consisting of a series of gentle, low-intensity exercises designed to gradually prepare the muscles and joints of older adults for the main exercise. This portion will include flexibility and stretching movements, as well as joint mobility exercises; ii) 35 minutes dedicated to the main section of the intervention using the Nintendo Wii to promote physical, mental, and cognitive activity; iii) 5 minutes for relaxation techniques that incorporate flexibility exercises and stretches.

Each session will be led by a qualified and experienced professional. No incidents of injuries or negative effects were reported during the intervention period. Throughout the 12-week intervention, participants will be periodically followed up by phone to inquire about their physical activity habits.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Be 60 years old or older.
• Present physical autonomy to participate in the technological and physical activities required by the study.
• Present current affiliation to the social health security system.
• Sign the informed consent.
• Understand the instructions, programs and technological protocols of this project.
• Complete more than 90% of the intervention with technology and exercise.

Exclusion Criteria

• Present medical contraindications for performing physical tests or using technologies.
• Present diseases that limit cognitive performance and physical activity.
• Present vestibular diseases.
• Present rheumatological diseases that can be exacerbated by the use of technologies or stress articulate.
• Refusing to sign the informed consent

• Minimum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Jaén

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Agustín Aibar Almazán

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Agustín Aibar Almazán

Jaén, , Spain

Countries

Spain

Other Identifiers

UJA.

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id