Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Active, not recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
Telemedicine
Type
Interventional
Phase
Not Applicable
Design
Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Triple (Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Prevention

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 65 years and 80 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

Objective: To evaluate the effect of an intervention based on the use of new information and communication technologies in a population of people over 65 years of age. Design and setting: A randomized clinical trial of two parallel groups. Population: 140 participants over 65 years of age will be in...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of an intervention based on the use of new information and communication technologies in a population of people over 65 years of age. Design and setting: A randomized clinical trial of two parallel groups. Population: 140 participants over 65 years of age will be included, selected by consecutive sampling in primary care centers of Salamanca (Spain. Measurements and intervention: Lifestyles (physical activity, sedentarism and mediterranean diet), body composition, health-related quality of life, cognitive performance and daily life activities will be evaluated at 3 months. The advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations will be common to both groups. The intervention group will be added a training for 3 months in use of a Smartphone application, designed to promote a healthy diet, increased physical acivity and decreased sedentary.

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT03574480
Collaborators
Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Jose I Recio-Rodriguez, PhD University of Salamanca