Adults Living in Long Term Care Clinical Trial
Official title:
Using Motivating Reminiscence Technology to Encourage Physical Activity and Improve Balance and Mobility for Residents in Long Term Care
This study evaluates the feasibility of a larger randomized controlled trial to examine the effect of reminiscence aided physical activity on the balance and mobility of older adults living in long term care. The study uses the jDome BikeAround system, which is a stationary bicycle with a projector screen that runs google earth, as the user bicycles, the map progresses giving the appearance that the user is bicycling through the environment chosen. Half of the participants will use the system during the first 6 week campaign, there will then be a 6 week washout period. Following the washout period, there will be a second 6 week campaign when the other half of the participants will use the jDome BikeAround system.
Physical activity has been shown to have numerous benefits for physical well-being and
function. Stationary cycling is one example of physical activity that can provide
opportunities for residents who are inactive, living in long term care and are at high risk
for falls.
The use of jDome BikeAround provides older adults in long term care an opportunity to engage
in a motivating reminiscence activity that is coupled with physical activity. Participants
will be divided into two groups, one group will take part in jDome BikeAround sessions 3x per
week for 6 weeks in addition to The Glebe Centre's Fall Prevention program, while the second
group will just participant in Fall Prevention program. There will be a 6 week wash out, then
the second cohort will participant in the jDome Bike Around sessions 3x a week in addition to
the Fall Prevention program while the first cohort will just participate in the Fall
Prevention Program.
Participants will have their balance, mobility, leg strength, endurance tested as well as a
tracking of fall risks at the beginning and end of each of the jDome BikeAround sessions (4
measurement points). Feasibility will be determined by the ability to enroll an adequate
number of participants, protocol completion by participants, and the number of adverse
events.
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