A Pilot Feasibility Trial of Voice-Controlled Intelligent Personal Assistants as a Telehealth Self-Management Tool for Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis

Deakin University0 个研究点目标入组 50 人开始时间: 2021年2月12日最近更新: 2021年2月22日

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•English-speaking, women aged 50 years and older who have experienced menopause, self-reported diagnosis of osteoporosis and is currently receiving an approved drug treatment on a monthly, six-monthly or annual schedule, safely able to complete an unsupervised home-based exercise program, has a Medicare number and is willing to consent to data linkage, and has access to a personal email address via home computer/tablet/smartphone and a home Wi-Fi network.

•Participants are ineligible if they report currently being unable to walk across a room unaided; are non-English speaking or have difficulty communicating with study personnel or a VIPA device due to speech or hearing problems; unwilling to be randomised; planning to be away from the VIPA device for greater than or equal to 4 weeks during the 6-month intervention period; severe knee or hip osteoarthritis (awaiting a joint replacement) that would interfere with ability to complete exercise; recent fracture (past 3 months) limiting exercise; renal disease requiring dialysis; and any other disorder of such severity that life expectancy is less than 12 months, or any cognitive or physical impairment or disability that in the opinion of the study investigators would result in the participant having difficulty interacting with Buddy Link or performing unsupervised exercise safely. Participants who answer ‘yes’ to any of six questions on the Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) pre-exercise screening tool will also be excluded. This is a validated and recommended pre-exercise screening tool for ensuring safety for exercise at moderate exertion, endorsed by Australia’s peak exercise body (ESSA).

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