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NCT number NCT02947230
Other study ID # 2017-04
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date March 7, 2017
Est. completion date December 31, 2018

Study information

Verified date March 2019
Source McMaster University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The McMaster Optimal Aging Portal (the Portal) was launched in 2014 to increase public access to trustworthy health information. The Portal helps readers to access evidence-based resources; identify trustworthy messages; and understand scientific findings. Now the investigators want to know whether using the Portal changes what people know and do to stay healthy and mobile.

This project will help us to:

1. Understand how middle aged and older adults (age 40+) use the Portal to obtain information about maintaining and improving mobility

2. Evaluate whether use of the Portal results in a change in knowledge about maintaining and improving mobility, or change in lifestyle behaviours that may help maintain or improve mobility with age.


Description:

Physically active lifestyles are important for health aging, but most Canadians do not meet published physical activity guidelines. This may be in part due to lack of access to evidence-based information on mobility and aging, and knowledge of strategies to maintain or improve mobility with age. The McMaster Optimal Aging Portal (the Portal) was launched in 2014 to increase public access to trustworthy health information. Now the investigators want to know if easy-to-understand evidence-based messages change what people know and do to stay healthy and mobile.

Sequential, explanatory mixed-methods design consisting of a two-armed randomized controlled trial and a qualitative process study to explore quantitative findings in depth.

Consent forms and a baseline survey will be sent to all interested participants. Following baseline data collection, participants will be stratified by previous Portal use, and randomized to the Knowledge Translation (KT) intervention or control group. During the 12-week KT intervention, intervention group participants will have access to the Portal and will receive mobility- focused weekly email alerts including blog posts and evidence summaries relevant to mobility and be invited to follow a Twitter and Facebook feed; a unique hashtag will be created to identify and collate relevant mobility information. Control group participants will be able to access the Portal in a 'self-serve' fashion, but will not receive targeted KT strategies.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 535
Est. completion date December 31, 2018
Est. primary completion date November 1, 2017
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 40 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

- None

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Tailored Knowledge Translation
Tailored knowledge translation strategies specific to maintaining and increasing physical mobility with age.

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada McMaster University Hamilton Ontario

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
McMaster University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

References & Publications (2)

Neil-Sztramko S, Smith-Turchyn J, Richardson J, Dobbins M. Impact of a Knowledge Translation Intervention on Physical Activity and Mobility in Older Adults (the Move4Age Study): Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Feb 11;22(2):e15125. do — View Citation

Neil-Sztramko SE, Smith-Turchyn J, Richardson J, Dobbins M. A Mobility-Focused Knowledge Translation Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Physical Activity: Process Evaluation of the Move4Age Study. J Med Internet Res. 2019 Jun 20;21(6):e13965. doi: 10. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Participant satisfaction Collected using qualitative interviews 12 weeks
Primary Website analytics Understanding participant engagement with the Portal and knowledge translation strategies 12 weeks
Primary Email analytics Understanding participant engagement with the Portal and knowledge translation strategies 12 weeks
Primary Google analytics Understanding participant engagement with the Portal and knowledge translation strategies 12 weeks
Secondary Knowledge Questionnaire Participants knowledge of mobility recommendations and guidelines 12 weeks, 3 months post-intervention
Secondary Beliefs Questionnaire Participants beliefs about the importance of maintaining and improving mobility for health 12 weeks, 3 months post-intervention
Secondary Intentions Questionnaire Participants intentions to engage in lifestyle behaviours related to maintaining or improving mobility 12 weeks, 3 months post-intervention
Secondary Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity To quantify self-reported physical activity 12 weeks, 3 months post-intervention
Secondary Manty Preclinical Mobility Disability Scale Mobility limitation 12 weeks, 3 months post-intervention
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