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NCT number NCT05031273
Other study ID # 1819-HQ-000051
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date March 1, 2021
Est. completion date September 26, 2023

Study information

Verified date November 2023
Source University of Alberta
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The Housing for Health team is making evidence-based recommendations to the developer and design team of an upcoming congregate-living development to support the healthy living of older adults who will be moving into the new building. There may also be opportunities to improve the surrounding neighbourhood by collaborating with the municipality where the development is located. We will evaluate whether the intervention leads to changes in the perceived, micro-scale, and macro-scale physical built environment (BE), and whether there are impacts on the physical activity (PA), healthy eating, and social connections of residents. In parallel, we will gather qualitative data to provide a more in-depth understanding of how the BE may facilitate or hinder resident's healthy living behaviours.


Description:

Background: The Housing for Health team is making evidence-based recommendations to the developer and design team of an upcoming congregate-living development to support the healthy living of older adults who will be moving into the new building. There may also be opportunities to improve the surrounding neighbourhood by collaborating with the municipality where the development is located. We will evaluate whether the intervention leads to changes in the perceived, micro-scale, and macro-scale physical built environment (BE), and whether there are impacts on the physical activity (PA), healthy eating, and social connections of residents. In parallel, we will gather qualitative data to provide a more in-depth understanding of how the BE may facilitate or hinder resident's healthy living behaviours. Methods: This project employs a quasi-experimental pre-post design. The quantitative built environment (BE) evaluation includes assessments of macroscale (e.g., layout of communities) and microscale (e.g., street details and characteristics) changes as measured using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Microscale Audit Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS) audits, respectively. For the quantitative resident evaluation, residents moving into the intervention site or who currently live at a control site will be invited to participate. Study outcomes will be measured using self-report (i.e., surveys) and objective tools (i.e., accelerometers, Global Positioning System). The qualitative resident-environment component will be conducted using in-depth semi-structured interviews with building residents, family members, and stakeholders involved in the design/development and/or operation of the intervention site and others living in the developments' neighbourhoods. Participant observations will be completed in the building and neighbourhood environments of the intervention site. Discussion: Findings will provide evidence on whether and how comprehensive changes to the BE of a building, site, and/or neighbourhood of a congregate living facility can impact PA, healthy eating, and social connections of older adults. Successful aspects of interventions will be scaled up in future work. We will disseminate findings to a broad audience including the scientific community via peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and discussion panels; and private, public, and non-profit sectors via reports, public presentations and/or communications via our partners and their networks.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 155
Est. completion date September 26, 2023
Est. primary completion date September 26, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 110 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Men or women aged 18 years or older that are either moving into the intervention site(s), or living in a control site. Exclusion Criteria: - Residents who have been told by a health care provider that they have Alzheimer's or dementia.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Residents moving into a congregate-living development with more features that support healthy living
Our team is making evidence-based recommendations to the developer and design team of an upcoming congregate-living development to support the physical activity, healthy eating, and social connections of residents moving into the new building(s). We hope for the developer to integrate into the new building(s) as many as possible of our team's built environment design and amenity recommendations into their site and/or building plans. Additionally, discussions with the municipality are also occuring on built environment design and amenity recommendations to improve the neighbourhood surrounding the site. Although our team has provided these recommendations, it is ulimatily up to the discretion of the developer and the municipality as to whether and what design and amenity changes are made.

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Alberta University of Alberta, Physical Education

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in self-reported physical activity from baseline to 3-6-months post-move-in Self-reported physical activity will be adapted from the Neighborhood - International Physical Activity Questionnaire (N-IPAQ) baseline and 3-6-months post-move-in
Primary Change in self-reported physical activity from baseline to 9-12-months post-move-in Self-reported physical activity will be adapted from the Neighborhood - International Physical Activity Questionnaire (N-IPAQ) baseline and 9-12-months post-move-in
Primary Change in accelerometer-measured physical activity from baseline to 9-12-months post-move-in Accelerometer-measured physical activity will be measured using Actigraph accelerometers. baseline and 9-12-months post-move-in
Primary Change in accelerometer-measured physical activity from baseline to 3-6-months post-move-in Accelerometer-measured physical activity will be measured using Actigraph accelerometers. baseline and 3-6-months post-move-in
Primary Change in location-measured physical activity from baseline to 3-6-months post-move-in Location-measured physical activity will be measured using Qstarz Travel Recorder Geographical Positioning System (GPS) devices. baseline and 3-6-months post-move-in
Primary Change in location-measured physical activity from baseline to 9-12-months post-move-in Location-measured physical activity will be measured using Qstarz Travel Recorder Geographical Positioning System (GPS) devices. baseline and 9-12-months post-move-in
Primary Change in healthy eating from baseline to 3-6-months post-move-in Healthy eating will be adapted from the Nutritional Environment Measures Survey - Perceived Nutrition Environment (NEMS-P) baseline and 3-6-months post-move-in
Primary Change in healthy eating from baseline to 9-12-months post-move-in Healthy eating will be adapted from the Nutritional Environment Measures Survey - Perceived Nutrition Environment (NEMS-P) baseline and 9-12-months post-move-in
Primary Change in unhealthy eating from baseline to 3-6-months post-move-in Unhealthy eating will be adapted from the Nutritional Environment Measures Survey - Perceived Nutrition Environment (NEMS-P) baseline and 3-6-months post-move-in
Primary Change in unhealthy eating from baseline to 9-12-months post-move-in Unhealthy eating will be adapted from the Nutritional Environment Measures Survey - Perceived Nutrition Environment (NEMS-P) baseline and 9-12-months post-move-in
Primary Change in social connections from baseline to 3-6-months post-move-in Social connections will be derived from several self-report items. baseline and 3-6-months post-move-in
Primary Change in social connections from baseline to 9-12-months post-move-in Social connections will be derived from several self-report items. baseline and 9-12-months post-move-in
Primary Change in the micro-scale built environment from baseline to 3-6-months post-move-in The actual micro-scale built environment is measured using the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS) audit tool baseline and 3-6-months post-move-in
Primary Change in the micro-scale built environment from baseline to 9-12-months post-move-in The actual micro-scale built environment is measured using the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS) audit tool baseline and 9-12-months post-move-in
Primary Change in the macro-scale built environment from baseline to 3-6-months post-move-in The actual macro-scale built environment is measured using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) baseline and 3-6-months post-move-in
Primary Change in the macro-scale built environment from baseline to 9-12-months post-move-in The actual macro-scale built environment will be measured using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) baseline and 9-12-months post-move-in
Primary Change in the perceived neighbourhood built environment from baseline to 3-6-months post-move-in The perceived neighbourhood built environment will be measured using the Physical Activity Neighborhood Environment Scale (PANES) baseline and 3-6-months post-move-in
Primary Change in the perceived neighbourhood built environment from baseline to 9-12-months The perceived neighbourhood built environment will be measured using the Physical Activity Neighborhood Environment Scale (PANES) baseline and 9-12-months post-move-in
Primary Change in the perceived neighbourhood food environment from baseline to 3-6-months The perceived neighbourhood food environment will be measured using the Nutritional Environment Measures Survey - Perceived Nutrition Environment (NEMS-P) baseline and 3-6-months post-move-in
Primary Change in the perceived neighbourhood food environment from baseline to 9-12-months The perceived neighbourhood food environment will be measured using the Nutritional Environment Measures Survey - Perceived Nutrition Environment (NEMS-P) baseline and 9-12-months post-move-in
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