Feasibility Study of i-ACT in Aged Persons (i-ACT-aged)

PXL University College

Status

Completed

Conditions

Feasibility of a Technology-based System in Aged Person

Treatments

Device: i-ACT

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04489563

i-ACT elderly

Details and patient eligibility

About

A mix-method cross-sectional feasibility study performed in five aged care institutes in Flanders, Belgium. A convenience sample of 48 aged persons was recruited and 12 supervisors (i.e. occupational therapy students and therapists).

Aged persons received a 20-30 minutes test with a technology-based system, i.e. intelligent Activity-based Client-centred Training system (i-ACT). The i-ACT consists of the Microsoft Kinect and adapted software in which movements can be recorded and training parameters can be set by supervisors.

During and after the test, the thinking aloud method was used. After the test, the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory, the System Usability Scale, and the Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire were administered in the aged persons.

Enrollment

60 patients

Sex

All

Ages

65+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

a client of the participating centres
cognitively able to understand and respond to questions
follow up instructions
understand and speak the Dutch language

Exclusion criteria

severe spasticity that unables participants to perform exercises
severe visual impairment (e.g. blindness, cataract, etc.)
severe communication disorder that unables participants to understand and follow up instructions (e.g. aphasia, agnosia, etc.)
persons who use electric wheelchairs who are not able to make a transfer towards a chair.