Social Convoy Palliative Care (Convoy-Pal) Mobile Health for Older Adults

Chronic Conditions, Multiple Clinical Trial

— ConvoyPal  

Official title:

The Usability and Feasibility of Social Convoy Palliative Care (Convoy-Pal) Mobile Health for Older Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04779931
• Other study ID #: 18-0973
• Secondary ID: K76AG059934
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: May 30, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: June 2023
• Source: University of Colorado, Denver
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to test the feasibility and usability of the Convoy-Pal mobile intervention among older adults. The study is a pilot waitlist control RCT with 40 patients and their convoys randomized to one of two arms: Convoy-Pal intervention or waitlist control. Feasibility will be assessed by recruitment, attrition, and data collection on measures of quality of life and social support. Usability will be captured by self-report usability scales and actual back end utilization data.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 39
• Est. completion date: May 30, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: May 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• =65 years of age

• self-report diagnosis of heart failure (HF)

• have multiple chronic conditions (MCC) based on the Disease Burden/Morbidity Assessment by Self-Report (Individuals will be eligible if they self-report the number of diagnosis > 2 and a disease burden score >2 indicating the presence of at least two chronic conditions that limit activities of daily of living)

• community dwelling in the United States

• English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Self-reported diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or dementia

• Self-reported diagnosis of a severe mental health problem (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder or other psychotic illness)

• Participation in community-based palliative care in the last 12 months

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Conditions, Multiple
• Chronic Disease
• Multiple Chronic Conditions

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Convoy-Pal
12 week mobile self-management intervention with palliative care resources.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Colorado	Aurora	Colorado

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Colorado, Denver	National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	User Mobile Application Rating Scale	Usability; 20 items; Range 0-25, Higher score indicates better usability	12 weeks