Telemedicine
Conditions
Keywords
mHealth, Lifestyles, Elderly, Body composition, Cognitive performance, Quality of life
Brief summary
This is a randomized controlled clinical trial performed in urban primary care centers in Salamanca (Spain). Its objective is to evaluate the effect of an intervention based on the use of new information and communication technologies in a population of people over 65 years of age in the improvement of lifestyles, body composition, quality of life, cognitive performance and daily life activities.
Detailed description
* Objective: To evaluate the effect of an intervention based on the use of new information and communication technologies in a population of people over 65 years of age. * Design and setting: A randomized clinical trial of two parallel groups. Population: 140 participants over 65 years of age will be included, selected by consecutive sampling in primary care centers of Salamanca (Spain. * Measurements and intervention: Lifestyles (physical activity, sedentarism and mediterranean diet), body composition, health-related quality of life, cognitive performance and daily life activities will be evaluated at 3 months. The advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations will be common to both groups. The intervention group will be added a training for 3 months in use of a Smartphone application, designed to promote a healthy diet, increased physical acivity and decreased sedentary.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIntervention (training in use of a Smartphone application)
The intervention group will be added a training for 3 months in use of a Smartphone application, designed to promote a healthy diet, increased physical acivity and decreased sedentary.
BEHAVIORALControl (Advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations)
Advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations
Sponsors
Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca
Fundacion para la Investigacion y Formacion en Ciencias de la Salud
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Informed consent signed * Age between 65 and 80 years
Exclusion criteria
* Cardiovascular disease * Moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. * Musculoskeletal disease that limits ambulation. * Severe mental illness * Score in the Mini-mental \<24 points. * Oncological disease in treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Physical activity | 3 months | Measurement by accelerometer (steps/day) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive performance | 3 months | Measurement by MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION (Score between 0 (Cognitive impairment) and 30 (normal)) |
| Improve Quality of life | 3 months | Measurement by the WHOQOL-AGE scale (Score between 13 (poor quality) and 65 (high quality)) |
| Body composition | 3 months | Measurement by Body fat percentage (%) |
| Sedentarism | 3 months | Measurement by Marshall questionnaire (sitting time - hours/day) |
| Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet | 3 months | Measurement by the MEDAS scale (Score between 0 (poor adherence) and 14 (high adherence)) |
| Daily life activities | 3 months | Measurement by PFEFFER FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY Questionnaire (Score between 0 (normal) and 33 (Functional alteration)) |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed