Frailty Clinical Trial
— EngAGEOfficial title:
Voice-Activated Technology to Improve Mobility & Reduce Health Disparities: EngAGEing African American Older Adult-Care Partner Dyads
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of EngAGE (an interactive, voice-activated app) vs usual care on improving older adult physical and social function.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 248 |
Est. completion date | June 30, 2026 |
Est. primary completion date | December 30, 2025 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 65 Years and older |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - age greater than or equal to 65 years - self-identifies as African American - has at least 2 chronic conditions - requires any assistance to leave the home (this may include requiring someone to drive, requiring the use of a cane or walker, or similar) - can read 14 point font from a 2-foot distance on a tablet-sized screen - can hear spoken voice from 2-foot distance - SPPB score of less than or equal to 8 but greater than 3 on a 12-point scale to target moderate but not severe functional impairment. Exclusion Criteria: - reported history of moderate to advanced cognitive impairment; - inability to stand unassisted; - inability to understand English (because the intervention is currently only available in English); - life expectancy less than 12 months or enrolled in Hospice; - a medical condition making unsupervised physical activity potentially unsafe including: stroke within prior 12 months, acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina in the prior 6 months, uncontrolled arrhythmias, dissecting aortic aneurysm, acute endo/pericarditis, acute thromboembolism, acute or severe heart or respiratory failure, uncontrolled hypertension greater than 180/100, fracture or joint replacement within the prior 3 months, infections affecting one's general health condition, severe peripheral vascular disease. - severe functional impairment as indicated by an SPPB score less than 3 (out of 12); - baseline Montreal Cognitive Assessment of less than or equal to 18/30; - inability to understand consent (teach back). |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | University of Chicago | Chicago | Illinois |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Chicago | National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Opinion Research Center, Rush University |
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Timed Chair Stands | 5 repeated chair stands | 6 months | |
Secondary | Grip Strength | Dominant grip strength measured with a dynamometer, average of 3 attempts | 6 months | |
Secondary | Loneliness | Measured with the 9-item UCLS loneliness scale | 6 months | |
Secondary | 4 meter usual walk | Participants walk 4 meters 2 times at their usual pace, fastest of 2 attempts. | 6 months | |
Secondary | Static Balance Poses | Participants are asked to hold a side-by-side, semi-tandem and tandem balance pose each for 10 seconds. | 6 months | |
Secondary | Physical activity | Wrist accelerometers will be worn for 7 full days in the free living environment. | 6 months |
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