Clinical trial NCT04489563: Feasibility Study of i-ACT in Aged Persons
Official title: Intelligent Activity-based Client-centred Training (i-ACT) in Aged Persons
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Feasibility of a Technology-based System in Aged Person
Keywords: physical activity
aged persons
technology
client-centred
Lead sponsor: PXL University College
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-07-28
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: A group of aged persons and their supervisors in day care facilities or nursing homes participated in this study to investigate the feasibility of the i-ACT system for use to engage and motivate aged persons in institutional facilities to perform physical activity. The aged persons received a 20-30 minutes test period with the self-developed programme of the i-ACT (based on hard- and software of the Microsoft Kinect). During and after the test, the feedback of the participants was noted by the supervisor (using the thinking aloud method). After the test, 3 questionnaires were conducted, i.e. the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI), System Usability Scale (SUS), and Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ).

The feedback from the supervisors was also noted as part of the thinking aloud method to gather as much information as needed to adapt the prototype of the i-ACT system towards the wishes and needs from aged persons.
Primary purpose: DEVICE_FEASIBILITY

Brief summary: A mix-method cross-sectional feasibility study performed in five aged care institutes in Flanders, Belgium. A convenience sample of 48 aged persons was recruited and 12 supervisors (i.e. occupational therapy students and therapists).

Aged persons received a 20-30 minutes test with a technology-based system, i.e. intelligent Activity-based Client-centred Training system (i-ACT). The i-ACT consists of the Microsoft Kinect and adapted software in which movements can be recorded and training parameters can be set by supervisors.

During and after the test, the thinking aloud method was used. After the test, the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory, the System Usability Scale, and the Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire were administered in the aged persons.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* a client of the participating centres
* cognitively able to understand and respond to questions
* follow up instructions
* understand and speak the Dutch language

Exclusion Criteria:

* severe spasticity that unables participants to perform exercises
* severe visual impairment (e.g. blindness, cataract, etc.)
* severe communication disorder that unables participants to understand and follow up instructions (e.g. aphasia, agnosia, etc.)
* persons who use electric wheelchairs who are not able to make a transfer towards a chair.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Intrinsic motivation
timeFrame: 30 minutes
measure: Usability of i-ACT
timeFrame: 10 minutes
measure: Credibility/expectancy
timeFrame: 10 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Hasselt
country: Belgium
facility: Plankeweeke
state: Limburg
city: Riemst
country: Belgium
facility: Begralim
state: Limburg
city: Tongeren
country: Belgium
facility: Begralim
state: Limburg
city: Zonhoven
country: Belgium
facility: DVC H. Catharina
state: Limburg
city: Zonhoven
country: Belgium
facility: WZC H. Catharina
state: Limburg
Study officials:
References:
citation: Knippenberg E, Timmermans A, Palmaers S, Spooren A. Use of a technology-based system to motivate older adults in performing physical activity: a feasibility study. BMC Geriatr. 2021 Jan 28;21(1):81. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02021-3.