Cognitive Frailty in Older Adults: The Role of Technology in Physical Activity Enhancement
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Frailty
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Intervention and control group designMasking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Masking Description: Randomization will be carried out by a research assistant not involved in the study. The assessors will be blind to the treatment assignment of the participant when administering the questionnaires.Primary Purpose: Prevention
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 60 years and 85 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
This study aims to explore the role of technology -- in the form of smart watches and mobile phone application -- in physical activity enhancement on cognitive frailty outcomes. Cognitive frailty is defined here as having both physical frailty and cognitive impairment but does not satisfy criteria f...
This study aims to explore the role of technology -- in the form of smart watches and mobile phone application -- in physical activity enhancement on cognitive frailty outcomes. Cognitive frailty is defined here as having both physical frailty and cognitive impairment but does not satisfy criteria for Major Neurocognitive Disorder. The investigators postulate that for older adults, such technology will help increase engagement in physical activity with subsequent improvement in cognitive and physical outcomes at follow up. This is with the aim of preventing this particular group from deteriorating to cognitive frailty because of the accompanying increased risk for adverse outcomes and morbidity. This pilot study will be a randomized control trial with 2 treatment arms. Assessments will be done prior to and following the intervention period. During the period of intervention, the wearable will act as a tracking device and will be paired with a mobile application to issue prompts to the participant when necessary. The independent variable explored in the study is the use of the wearable while the levels of physical and cognitive improvements are the dependent measures. These will be tracked at baseline, 3 months and 6 months. Additionally, the mediating variable measured is the levels of physical activity to ensure that the proposed outcomes are affected through an increased level of physical activity encouraged by the use of the device. If innovations like technology and the role of self-management proves efficacious, the future of healthcare in the context of a rapidly aging population will be more sustainable. Furthermore, this supporting role of technology in positive behavioral modification amongst older adults can have a multitude of applications in subsequent healthcare interventions.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04692974
- Collaborators
- Sengkang General Hospital
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Rathi Mahendran, MMed (Psych) National University, Singapore
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