Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Older Adults Using Citizen-science and Modern Technology

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Community-based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Levels in Older Adults Using Citizen-science and Modern Technology

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02744924
• Other study ID #: CAPACITY
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 12, 2016
• Last updated: August 17, 2017
• Start date: May 2016
• Est. completion date: June 2017

Study information

• Verified date: August 2017
• Source: University of Zurich
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To develop and implement a physical activity promotion intervention for older adults with or without chronic disease living in an urban environment.

Description:

The World Health organization recommends that all adults should aim for 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on at least five days of the week. The importance of physical activity for promoting heath is complicated when considering inactive older adults and chronic conditions. A problematic cycle emerges where physical inactivity increases the likelihood for developing chronic conditions, and, in turn, many chronic conditions are associated with symptoms that make physical activity more difficult.

The investigators aim to develop and implement a physical activity promotion intervention for older adults with or without chronic disease living in an urban environment that considers individual, interpersonal and environmental factors and makes use of a citizen-science approach and modern PA-monitoring devices.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 29
• Est. completion date: June 2017
• Est. primary completion date: June 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 60 years or older

• Living within or <5km from Wetzikon (Zurich area)

• Understand and speak German

• Number of repetitions in the 1-min sit-to-stand test below the 75th percentile compared to the Swiss population (age and sex-specific reference values)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Symptomatic / unstable cardiovascular disease

• Cardiac surgery within one year

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Elderly
• Physical Activity
• Sedentary

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Physical activity intervention
The intervention is comprised of 5 steps: Goal setting: Over a step-counter (smartphone app) participants learn about their daily average step count. They are coached to set individual goals Fitness assessment: To recommend suitable frequency and intensity of walking program using mapped trails Structured walking groups: Promoted and communicated via app. Participants can additionally organize walking groups of their own. Feedback: Participants will see individual and group data over the step-counter app, and they can communicate with others via a communication app. They will be incentivized to reach goals through a gamification approach. Invite friends: After 12 weeks, participants are encouraged to invite people who fulfil the inclusion criteria to join the project

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	University of Zurich	Zurich

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Zurich

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Exploratory outcome: Course of daily number of steps	Exploration of course of number of steps measured by smartphone application	Daily number of steps during the intervention period (6 months)
Other	Exploratory outcome: Social connections	Exploration of the use of the communication and calendar apps	Through study completion, an average of 6 months
Other	Exploratory outcome: Participant satisfaction (questionnaire, quantitative)	Assessed by self-administered questionnaire	Assessed at 6 months (follow-up)
Other	Exploratory outcome: Participant satisfaction (interview, qualitative)	Assessed by semi-structured interview	Assessed at 6 months (follow-up)
Other	Safety outcome: Adverse events	Adverse events are assessed, collected and reported according to guidelines	Through study completion, an average of 6 months
Other	Physiological response to walking	Physiological response during walking exercise using a metabolic cart in a subgroup of participants	At 1 day (during the intervention period)
Primary	Physical activity as the average daily number of steps	Average daily number of steps measured by accelerometry (Actigraph wGT3x) during 1 week	Change from baseline to 6 months
Secondary	Physical activity intensity	Time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (min/day) measured by accelerometry (Actigraph wGT3x) during 1 week	Change from baseline to 6 months
Secondary	Exercise capacity (1-minute sit-to-stand test)	Number of repetitions performed in the 1-minute sit-to-stand test	Change from baseline to 6 months
Secondary	Health-related quality of life	Assessed by the EQ-5D	Change from baseline to 6 months
Secondary	Symptoms of anxiety and depression	Assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale	Change from baseline to 6 months
Secondary	Health status	Assessed by the Feeling Thermometer	Change from baseline to 6 months
Secondary	Perceived social support	Assessed by the short version of the Social Support Questionnaire	Change from baseline to 6 months