Acceptability Study of Sensor in Elderly People's House Living Alone (Fragility Box)

Completed

• Conditions: Aging
• Interventions: Other: Focus groups; Other: Individual interviews

• Registration Number: NCT04763811
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Brief Summary

The Fragility box is a project lead by Mines de Saint-Etienne, Gérontopôle Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (AURA) and Eovi Mcd Mutually to prevent autonomy loss in the elderly dwelling population. With non-intrusive sensors installed in their residence, it is possible to monitor and forecast the frail state of elderly people living alone. The current study focuses on the technical feasibility of the project and the acceptability of these types of devices within the elderly's home. About ten participants have volunteered to be a part of this study. Therefore, they had the sensors installed at their home for a 12 months duration. A qualitative study with focus groups and individual interviews are carried out to evaluate the project: user satisfaction, expectations, and fears.

Detailed Description

This research tend to study the acceptability of captors which can measure the evolution of autonomy of older 65 people.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-04-01
• Study Completion: 2020-10-01
• Status Verified: 2021-02
• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-02-17
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• People living alone
• Autonomous person

Exclusion Criteria

• Person with a neurological disease
• Person under guardianship or curatorship

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Older 65 people	Individual interviews	Older 65 people who live alone in their house will be included. They will have focus groups and Individual interviews.
Older 65 people	Focus groups	Older 65 people who live alone in their house will be included. They will have focus groups and Individual interviews.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analysis representations of health/fragility and new technologies	Months:6	Measured by focus groups results.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analysis Representations of health and frailties ; and new technologies Acceptability of sensors	Months:6	Measured by individual interviews results.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gérontopole AURA; 🇫🇷 Saint-Étienne, France