Effect of affordable technology on physical activity levels and mobility outcomes in rehabilitatio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mobility limitations; Physical inactivity; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000936628
• Lead Sponsor: The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-09-02
• Study Completion: 2017-05-11
• Last Update Posted: 5 July 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Admitted for rehabilitation or assessment at one of the 3 study sites with:
*reduced mobility (Short Physical Performance Battery score of less than 12)
*clinician-assessed capacity for improvement in mobility
*likely life expectancy of more than 12 months
*anticipated length of stay of greater than or equal to 10 days.
*ability to maintain a standing position with 1 person assist as a minimum standard

Exclusion Criteria

*marked cognitive impairment
*insufficient English language skills to participate in rehabilitation and no available interpreter
*inadequate vision to use the devices
*medical condition precluding exercise (unstable cardiac disease, uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled metabolic diseases, large abdominal aortic aneurysm or a weight-bearing restriction)
*lack of interest in the use of the technologies
*anticipated discharge to nursing home
*discharge location too far from study site to complete home visits and follow-up assessments

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical activity will be assessed over a 7-day period using the activPAL activity monitoring system. Using proprietary algorithms the activPAL classifies an individual's activity into periods spent sitting, standing and walking. The average number of minutes per day spent upright at 6 months will be the primary outcome.[At 6 months post randomisation];Mobility task performance will be measured using the continuously scored version of the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). The SPPB measures the activity” aspect of mobility (as defined by the World Health Organisation's International Classification for Functioning Disability and Health).[At 6 months post randomisation]