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Feasibility and Effects of Applying Shoe-attached Location Tracking Devices to Persons Living with Dementia: A Pilot Study

Feasibility and Effects of Applying Shoe-attached Location Tracking Devices to Persons Living with Dementia: A Pilot Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0009211
Enrollment
44
Registered
2024-02-29
Start date
2024-03-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-23

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others : The research team will attach commercial location-tracking devices (approximately 8 grams) to the participants' own shoes. The participants are expected to wear these trackers for about 2 mon

Sponsors

Seoul National University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: [Participants with Cognitive Impairment] (1) Individuals diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (2) Individuals residing in the community (3) Individuals who have a family caregiver living with them or nearby (4) Individuals who are able to move independently (5) Individuals who are capable of going out (6) Individuals who understand the purpose of this study and have agreed to participate [Family Caregivers] (1) Individuals aged 18 and over (2) Individuals who are family members of the participant with cognitive impairment (3) Individuals who possess a smartphone (4) Individuals who understand the purpose of this study and have agreed to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals who have not gone out alone in the last 2 months will be excluded from the study. Participants with cognitive impairment who refuse to attach location-tracking device to their own shoes, and family caregivers who refuse to install an app on their smartphones that syncs with the location tracker, cannot participate in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Caregiver burden

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYunji Han

Seoul National University

hyj714@snu.ac.kr+82-2-740-8480

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026