Effectiveness of a Telegeriatric Intervention in Older Adults During the Covid-19 Contingency

Universidad Iberoamericana A.C., Mexico

Status: Completed

Conditions: Effectiveness

Treatments: Other: Telegeriatric intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04747132

SALUD-2021-Telegeria

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this studdy is to assess the effectiveness of a telegeriatric intervention

Full description

The patients were recruited from a cohort study in which the participants had previously signed an informed consent in which they allowed contact to participate in new studies, participants who met the inclusion criteria in the original database were recruited and signed an electronic informed consent of the new study. A comprehensive geriatric assessment was generated to assess whether they were candidates even due to changes in health status that could change over time since their last assessment, they were recruited until the expected sample size was obtained, and they were randomized, blinding the participants to belong to the intervention group (individualized care: geriatrics, psychology, physical activity and nutrition) or the control group (orientation in standardized health issues through audiovisual educational material)

Enrollment: 110 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults 60 years and over
• Who agree to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Older adults who are in a systematic exercise program or directed food restriction programs
• Physical, sensory or cognitive disabilities that prevent exercise, includes Mini Mental State Examination less than 20 points of the total score
• Any condition acute or chronic health conditions that clinical staff judge as an impediment to the exercise program or remote monitoring
• Recent major or limb surgery
• Orthopedic conditions that would impede the exercise program
• Any problem swallowing
• Previous mental disorders such as disorder and schizophrenia
• Not having personal access to the WhatsApp application via video call.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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110 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Individualized geriatric medical counseling, psychological counseling, nutritional counseling and physical activity counseling through the internet

Treatment:

Other: Telegeriatric intervention

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Health guidance through standardized audiovisual educational material through Intenert