Alpena Otago Telehealth Program

Completed

• Conditions: Exercise; Telemedicine; Geriatrics

• Registration Number: NCT04664166
• Lead Sponsor: University of Michigan

Brief Summary

This project is to analyze the outcomes of the Alpena Otago Telehealth Program. The Alpena Senior Citizens Center is implementing the Otago program, an evidence-based, 6-month, home exercise program using live video chats in combination with an online exercise app, Blue Marble. We will recruit seniors who are participants of the Alpena Otago Telehealth Program to allow the study team to analyze their outcomes. The goal of the study is to examine the feasibility and efficacy of a 6-month, home-based, Otago Telehealth program for seniors in Alpena.

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-12-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-12-04
• Study First Posted: 2020-12-11
• Study Start: 2021-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-04
• Study Completion: 2021-12-04
• Status Verified: 2022-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-01-05
• Last Update Posted: 2022-01-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 23

Inclusion Criteria

• participating in Alpena Otago telehealth program
• age >= 60 years
• ability to use a tablet
• ability to walk at home with or without a cane or walker
• ability to exercise like moving arms or legs while standing
• ability to communicate in English and follow instructions
• ability to provide the consent

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Exclusion Criteria

• advanced neurologic condition
• severe visual impairments
• falls due to syncope or dizziness

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Retention rate	6 months	Number of participants completing the program
Activities-specific Balance Scale (ABC)	6 months	The Activities-specific Balance Scale (ABC) is a self-reported questionnaire of balance confidence during daily activities with 16 items. Each item is rated from 0% (NO confidence) to 100% (Completely confident) on maintaining balance for a daily task. The average of scores from all items is the test score. An ABC score \<=67% indicates increased fall risk. Lower scores correspond to high worse balance confidence and higher fall risk.
Exercise adherence	6 months	Number of exercise trials completed by each participant
Fall Risk Questionnaire (FRQ)	6 months	The Fall Risk Questionnaire (FRQ) is a self-reported questionnaire with 12 questions for fall risk factors. Each question is rated 0 for NO (negative) and 1 for YES (positive) for fall risk factor. The sum of scores from all questions is the test score. A FRQ score \>=4 indicates increased fall risk. Higher scores correspond to higher fall risk.
PROMIS Global Health Scale v1.2 (PROMIS)	6 months	The PROMIS Global Health Scale v1.2 (PROMIS) is a self-reported questionnaire for health-related quality of life in physical and mental health domains.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Timed Up and Go (TUG)	6 months	The Timed Up and Go (TUG) measures the time it takes a person to rise up form a chair, walk 10 feet at a normal pace, turn around and sit back down in the chair with or without a mobility device. The test measures mobility.
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)	6 months	The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) is a questionnaire of difficulty in activities of daily living. Participants are asked to identify daily activities, work, or leisure activities which they want to do, need to do, or are expected to do on a typical day.
30-Second Chair Stand Test (30CST)	6 months	The 30-Second Chair Stand Test (30CST) measures functional lower extremity strength.
Program acceptance	6 months	Program acceptance is a semi-structured questionnaire about the participant's satisfaction and acceptance of program. The participants rate their opinions about the expectation, easy of use, perceived benefits and effectiveness of the exercise program on a scale of 1 to 4 (1 = "Strongly disagree", 2 = "Disagree", 3 = "Agree", 4= "Strongly Agree"). There are two open-questions about the frequency of exercise per week and suggestions for program improvement.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Michigan-Flint; 🇺🇸 Flint, Michigan, United States