Enhance Physical Activity and Intergenerational Relationship Via Connect Active Program (CAP): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Elderly Clinical Trial

Official title:

Enhance Physical Activity and Intergenerational Relationship Via Connect Active Program (CAP): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06202482
• Other study ID #: CAP
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2026

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Contact: Mimi MY Tse, PhD
• Phone: 39708764
• Email: mmytse[@]hkmu.edu.hk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study investigates how walking exercises and technology could enhance the quality of life in the older generation. It has three objectives: 1) To examine the effectiveness of the Connect Active Program (CAP) in improving intergenerational relationships, psychological well-being, and physical fitness for older adults; 2) To teach older adults to use mobile apps; 3) To examine the experiences and feedback from participants in using the apps and joining the CAP. This research will provide long-term insights into improving the overall health outcomes of older adults via intergenerational support and increasing the acceptance of mobile technology among older adults.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2026
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2026
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Younger Adults/Participants:

• Aged 18 to 30

• Related to the older adult participant (i.e. family member, relatives)

• Able to understand Cantonese

• Own a smartphone and have access to the Internet

• Able to take part in walking exercise and stretching program

• Older Adults/Participants:

• Aged 60 or above

• Able to understand Cantonese

• Own a smartphone and have access to the Internet

• Capable to participate in walking exercise and stretching program

Exclusion Criteria:

• Older Adults/Participants and Younger Adults/Participants:

• Diagnosed with a mental disorder by neurologists or psychiatrists

• With a history of drug addiction

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Elderly
• Physical Inactivity

Intervention

Other:
• Connect Active Program
Younger adults will help older adults increase their digital literacy, skills, and desire to exercise and become more physically active via the proposed intervention. The Connect Active Program will consist of two components: walking exercises and mobile apps.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Aerobic Capacity and Endurance Evaluation with 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)	It is initially created to assist in the examination of cardiopulmonary patients developed by the American Thoracic Society. It is a light-intensity exercise test to evaluate the aerobic capacity, endurance and oxygen saturation.	Baseline, Week 6
Secondary	Mobility and Balance Assessment with Time Up and Go Test	To assess mobility, movement, static balance and dynamic in people with musculoskeletal impairments, conditions related to aging, quality of life, and pain. The instructions are given as standing up from a chair, walking 3 meters, turning, and back to sit.	Baseline, Week 6
Secondary	Quality of Life Measurement	Quality of life will be evaluated utilizing the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). It contains four realms: physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment. A 5-point response scale is used in the scale. WHOQOL-BREF has good validity and reliability.	Baseline, Week 6
Secondary	Happiness Level Determination	A 29-item measure of happiness; from 1 "strongly agree," to 6, "strongly disagree." The scale's reliability was 0.91.	Baseline, Week 6
Secondary	Intergenerational Relationship Appraisal	The intergenerational relationship quality scale (IRQS) to appraise the changes in intergenerational relationships, this questionnaire will allow the older participants to self-rate the relationship between the two generations. A 5-point response scale is applied in the scale.	Baseline, Week 6
Secondary	Subjective Quality Assessment of Mobile Apps	The 4-item subjective quality subscale of the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS) will be deployed to assess the overall quality of mobile apps involved in this study. MARS incorporates four objective quality subscales (engagement, functionality, aesthetics, and information quality) and one subjective quality subscale. Since a lengthy questionnaire would be complicated for the older participants to complete, we will only adopt the subjective quality subscale. All four items are assessed on a 5-point scale. The subjective quality subscale showed excellent internal consistency (alpha = 0.93) and interrater reliability intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC = 0.83). Higher scores indicate a higher level of subjective quality.	Baseline, Week 6
Secondary	Participant Feedback Collection	Semi-structured interview for older and younger participants: Individual interviews will be carried out by the Research Assistant upon completion of the CAP (post-test). They will be asked to comment on the perceived benefits, limitations and barriers in the program and the mobile apps, usefulness of the mobile apps, and recommendations for improving the CAP to meet their needs. Details of the questionnaire.	Baseline, Week 6