Research on the physical abilities, activity patterns, and mental and physical health of the elderly using wearable devices

Research on the physical abilities, activity patterns, and mental and physical health of the elderly using wearable devices - Research on the physical abilities, activity patterns, and mental and physical health of the elderly using wearable devices

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000053070

Enrollment

220

Registered

2023-12-13

Start date

2023-09-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

apathy, locomotive syndrome

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elderly residents aged 70 and over, living in the Aomori Prefecture community in Japan, who are willing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 01. Individuals with a nursing care requirement level of 1 or higher 02. Individuals diagnosed with depression or dementia by a physician 03. Individuals with alcohol dependence or mental illness, deemed by a physician as having difficulty participating in the survey 04. Individuals with unstable treatment conditions or undergoing treatment for life-threatening diseases 05. Individuals receiving treatment for diseases that limit physical activity, such as rheumatism or stroke 06. Individuals already participating in other intervention trials

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The real-time measurement of the types of activities, energy expenditure, heart rate, motion, sleep, and the number of steps from wearable devices during the tracking period of one month each in spring, summer, autumn, and winter.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Indicators measured at baseline 01. Locomo 25 Questionnaire 02. The Japanese version of the Dimensional Apathy Scale (J-DAS) 03. The Japanese version of the Geriatric Depression Scale 15 (GDS) 04. The Japanese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-J) 05. Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) 06. Starkstein 07. Demographic characteristics, educational background, work history 08. Current illnesses, medications taken, medical history (treatment status, hospitalizations, clinic visits), presence of falls 09. Body composition, grip strength, time standing on one foot with eyes open, stride length, arch of the foot, stand-up test, 2-step test, 10m walking speed 10. Pegboard test Indicators Measured During the One-Month Tracking Period in Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter: 01. J-DAS 02. GDS 03. Physical Activity Survey 04. Real-time measurement with wearable devices (presence of conversation, ultraviolet, body surface temperature, three-axis acceleration, peak-to-peak interval)	—

Measure

Time frame

Indicators measured at baseline 01. Locomo 25 Questionnaire 02. The Japanese version of the Dimensional Apathy Scale (J-DAS) 03. The Japanese version of the Geriatric Depression Scale 15 (GDS) 04. The Japanese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-J) 05. Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) 06. Starkstein 07. Demographic characteristics, educational background, work history 08. Current illnesses, medications taken, medical history (treatment status, hospitalizations, clinic visits), presence of falls 09. Body composition, grip strength, time standing on one foot with eyes open, stride length, arch of the foot, stand-up test, 2-step test, 10m walking speed 10. Pegboard test Indicators Measured During the One-Month Tracking Period in Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter: 01. J-DAS 02. GDS 03. Physical Activity Survey 04. Real-time measurement with wearable devices (presence of conversation, ultraviolet, body surface temperature, three-axis acceleration, peak-to-peak interval)

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYichi Yang

Hirosaki University Department of Social Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine

yangy@hirosaki-u.ac.jp+81-172-39-5478

Outcome results