YOOMI: Effect of Gamified Physical Therapy Exercise Software on Inpatient Mobility

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Physical Inactivity; Hospital Acquired Condition; Physical Disability; Weakness, Muscle; Muscle Atrophy or Weakness; Muscle Loss; Delirium in Old Age

Treatments: Device: Yoomi Physical Therapy Software

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05815017

Pro2022002225

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients admitted to the hospital often develop functional impairments due to being in bed most of the day. Each day of bedrest leads to significant muscle loss. As a result, many patients become dependent on others or require rehabilitation at a facility to improve mobility and function prior to returning home. Staff in the hospital is limited and often unable to mobilize patients every day while hospitalized. The investigators are testing a new experimental gamified physical therapy exercise software to see if it can be a fun, enjoyable way to help mobilize patients without the assistance of staff. The primary aim of this pilot/proof of concept study is to determine whether gamified physical therapy software can help inpatients exercise within the safety of their own beds and preserve pre-hospitalization function.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• >= 65 years of age
• English-fluency in reading and speaking
• Capacity to consent
• Enrolled in HELP program
• Attending physician confirms there are no medical contraindications to in-bed exercises

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable Psychiatric Illness
• Unstable/Critically Ill Patients requiring ICU-level of care
• Surgical tube present (e.g. JP drains)
• Surgery during the hospitalization
• Bed Rest Activity Order

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Gamified Physical Therapy Exercise Software Intervention + Usual Care

Experimental group

Description:

Participants randomized to the intervention group will be asked each day by a volunteer whether they would like to use the gamified physical therapy exercise software while in their beds. Participants willing to exercise will have the device set up for them to participate by a volunteer and the software will begin with a tutorial video for different exercises and then ask patients to perform in sequence with prompting and motion tracking. Exercises include Frontal Bicep Curls, Arm Crosses, Press Ups, Arm Rotations, and Basketball Shots.

Treatment:

Device: Yoomi Physical Therapy Software

Usual Care

No Intervention group

Description:

Usual Care