MOWI Amulet Mobile Health Technology Validation

Mobile Health Obesity Wellness Intervention in Rural Older Adults (MOWI): Amulet Technology Development & Validation

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03085589

Enrollment

267

Registered

2017-03-21

Start date

2016-08-16

Completion date

2020-07-01

Last updated

2021-08-24

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Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

elderly, telemedicine, obesity, rural health, health promotion

Brief summary

This study aims to adapt a mobile health device (Amulet) for use in older adults. It is the second in a series of four research studies whose overarching goal is to conduct a program of pilot research aimed at developing and evaluating a technology-assisted wellness intervention for older adults with obesity who may or may not live in a rural area.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18-64; and Age≥65 years * Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30kg/m\^2 for those aged≥65 years * Waist circumference ≥88cm in females or ≥102cm in male for those aged≥65 years

Exclusion criteria

for those aged ≥65 years: * Severe mental or life-threatening illness * Dementia * Substance use * History of bariatric surgery * Suicidal ideation * Unable to perform measures * Reside in nursing home

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Step Count Reliability	All outcomes of this Aim will take approximately 3 hours	Assessment of step counts using Amulet application and validate this based on observation.
Strength Reliability	All outcomes of this Aim will take approximately 3 hours	Assessment of strength using Amulet-based Therabands and validated against a dynamometer
Sit-to-Stand Reliability	All outcomes of this Aim will take approximately 3 hours	Assessment of sit-to-stand Amulet application validated against a conducted test
Activity Reliability	All outcomes of this Aim will take approximately 3 hours	Assessment of activity application validated against observations

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Satisfaction of Amulet	All outcomes of this Aim will take approximately 3 hours	Participants will be asked to respond to questions regarding usability of the Amulet mobile device measured using a Likert scale

Countries

United States

Outcome results