Active Aging With Technological Devices

University of Extremadura

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Older Adults Institutionalized in Residential Homes

Treatments: Other: Technological devices intervention (use of tablet and big screen with games oriented to training physical and cognitive function)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05891912

03/2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

Clinical trial with users of health care centres and nursing homes in Extremadura (Spain). Inclusion criteria are: women and men over 55 years of age with a Minimental State Examination (MMSE) equal or higher than 21 (no cognitive impairment or mild to moderate cognitive impairment) who are able to walk independently. Exclusion criteria are: patients with severe cognitive impairment or language impairment that prevents the use of verbal communication, non-autonomous gait and severe limitation of mobility at the level of the upper limb.

Treatment schedule: 30 min sessions, twice a week during 12 weeks

• 1 session per week: 15min small TABLET and 15min LIGHTS game.
• 1 session per week: 15min TABLE TABLET and 15min game of grape harvesting.

The intervention will be carried out by occupational therapists or physiotherapists.

The intervention period and evaluations will be performed as follows:

• Training of Occupational therapists/physiotherapists: 1 week prior to the start of the intervention for.
• Week 0- Initial measurements
• Week 1-12: device interventions
• Week 13: Final measurements
• Week 17: First follow-up measurement
• Week 21: Second follow-up measurement

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 100 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• women and men over 50 years of age
• Minimental State Examination (MMSE) equal or higher than 21 (no cognitive impairment or mild to moderate cognitive impairment)
• Independent gait

Exclusion criteria

• patients with severe cognitive impairment or language impairment that prevents the use of verbal communication
• No independent gait
• Severe limitation of upper limb range of movement.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 1 patient group

Technological devices intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention will be in individual sessions with the following technological devices and games: * Vertical screen: game of lights and vintage game. * Horizontal screen: cognitive function and activities of daily living games * Tablets: cognitive function and activities of daily living games

Treatment:

Other: Technological devices intervention (use of tablet and big screen with games oriented to training physical and cognitive function)