Feasibility of a Technology-based System in Aged Person Clinical Trial
— i-ACT-agedOfficial title:
Intelligent Activity-based Client-centred Training (i-ACT) in Aged Persons
| Verified date | July 2020 |
| Source | PXL University College |
| Contact | n/a |
| Is FDA regulated | No |
| Health authority | |
| Study type | Interventional |
A mix-method cross-sectional feasibility study performed in five aged care institutes in
Flanders, Belgium. A convenience sample of 48 aged persons was recruited and 12 supervisors
(i.e. occupational therapy students and therapists).
Aged persons received a 20-30 minutes test with a technology-based system, i.e. intelligent
Activity-based Client-centred Training system (i-ACT). The i-ACT consists of the Microsoft
Kinect and adapted software in which movements can be recorded and training parameters can be
set by supervisors.
During and after the test, the thinking aloud method was used. After the test, the Intrinsic
Motivation Inventory, the System Usability Scale, and the Credibility/Expectancy
Questionnaire were administered in the aged persons.
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 60 |
| Est. completion date | May 12, 2019 |
| Est. primary completion date | May 12, 2019 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
| Gender | All |
| Age group | 65 Years and older |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - a client of the participating centres - cognitively able to understand and respond to questions - follow up instructions - understand and speak the Dutch language Exclusion Criteria: - severe spasticity that unables participants to perform exercises - severe visual impairment (e.g. blindness, cataract, etc.) - severe communication disorder that unables participants to understand and follow up instructions (e.g. aphasia, agnosia, etc.) - persons who use electric wheelchairs who are not able to make a transfer towards a chair. |
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Plankeweeke | Hasselt | Limburg |
| Belgium | Begralim | Riemst | Limburg |
| Belgium | Begralim | Tongeren | Limburg |
| Belgium | DVC H. Catharina | Zonhoven | Limburg |
| Belgium | WZC H. Catharina | Zonhoven | Limburg |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| PXL University College |
Belgium,
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Intrinsic motivation | Using the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory to record motivational aspects | 30 minutes | |
| Primary | Usability of i-ACT | Using the System Usability Scale to explore the usability of i-ACT in aged persons. The System Usability Scale consists of a 10 item questionnaire with five response options for respondents; from Strongly agree to Strongly disagree. The items scores are converted into a score from 0 (negative) to 100 (positive). A score of 72.5 or higher is considered good and above 85.0 is excellent. | 10 minutes | |
| Primary | Credibility/expectancy | Using the Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire to research the credibility and expectancy of aged persons when using the i-ACT for physical activity. It is one test that consists of 2 subscales, i.e. credibility and expectancy, and scores range from 1 (totally not) to 9 (totally yes) and percentages. The percentages are converted to scores on a scale of 1 to 9/ The maximum score on each subscale is 27. A score of 13.5 is considered neutral, everything above 13.5 is positive while everything under 13.5 is considered negative. | 10 minutes |