A New Adaptive Physical Activity Technology in Older Adults (Jintronix)

University of Florida

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging

Treatments: Device: Jintronix

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02467491

IRB201500368

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility and acceptability of a new physical activity technology (Jintronix) based on TV screen, virtual games and motion sensing cameras among pre-disabled older adults.

Full description

A total of 12 older adults will be recruited in the Oak Hammock residential community to participate in a physical activity program using a new technology called Jintronix. Jintronix is an easy-to-use virtual physical activity platform designed for physical and occupational therapy. It combines common exercise movements, virtual games and motion sensing cameras to offer a fun and effective tool for physical activity. The exercises will be performed by each participant autonomously in the living room of the residential community following a specific schedule. The duration of the exercise program will be of 30 minutes for two days a week for a total of four weeks. The participants will be trained prior the beginning of the program in order to enter autonomously in the Jintronix platform and perform the exercises.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 75+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 75 years and older
• Pre-disabled status evidenced by: 6 ≤ score ≤ 9 on the Short Physical Performance Battery test.
• Willingness to participate in all study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

• Failure to provide informed consent
• Severe cardiac disease, including NYHA Class III or IV congestive heart failure, clinically significant aortic stenosis, history of cardiac arrest, use of a cardiac defibrillator, or uncontrolled angina
• Significant cognitive impairment, defined as a known diagnosis of dementia or a short portable mental status questionnaire score > 2 errors
• Unable to communicate because of severe hearing loss or speech disorder
• Severe visual impairment, which would preclude completion of the assessments and/or exercise program
• Other significant co-morbid diseases that would prevent participation in exercise
• Planning to move out of the area during the study timeframe

Trial design

17 participants in 1 patient group

Physical Activity group

Other group

Description:

All the participants enrolled in the study will be part of the physical activity group in which they will perform a scheduled exercise program for 4 weeks using a new physical activity technology called Jintronix.

Treatment:

Device: Jintronix