Feasibility of a home-based physical activity program for older adults including exercise instructions by means of an I-Pad and monitoring by means of a necklace-worn motion sensor: a pilot study
- Conditions
- Geen, in basis gezonde ouderen als proefpersonenN.v.t
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON38782
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
* 70 * 85 years old
* Transitionally frail (Groningen Frailty Indicator 4-5)
* Community-dwelling or living in assisted housing; self-sufficient
* Be able to walk at least 10m unsupported or while using a walking aid, such as a cane or walker
* Participation in other interventions addressing daily activity enhancement or strength- and balance amelioration
* Total hip or knee replacement surgery in the previous 6 months
* Visual problems to a degree that makes it impossible for the subject to accurately read the questionnaires or walk around safely in their own home
* Having had a stroke within the last 6 months
* Parkinson*s disease stage 4 or 5
* Other neurologic diseases that can impair daily functioning (f.i. dementia)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Feasibility (based on adherence to the exercise program).</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Indication of effectiveness.<br /><br>User opinions.</p><br>