Clinical trial NCT04696887: TechSAge Tele Tai Chi for People Aging With Mobility Disabilities
Official title: TechSAge Tele Tai Chi for People Aging With Mobility Disabilities
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Aging
Disability Physical
Keywords: mind-body exercise
tai chi
technology
Lead sponsor: Georgia Institute of Technology
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
name: University of Georgia
name: Tai Chi for Health Institute
name: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
First posted: 2021-01-06
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 60
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: All participants will be screened and assigned to the same condition in a phased/rolling enrollment.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This study uses videoconferencing to deliver an evidence-based exercise program, Seated Tai Chi for Arthritis, to adults aging with long-term mobility disabilities. In the 8-week Tele Tai Chi intervention, participants will use a tablet or computer to join a small-group, online class (1hr, twice weekly) from home; during each session, participants will exercise as a group along with the pre-recorded video lessons and have the opportunity for social interaction (via video chat) before and after class. The study will examine the effects of the Tele Tai Chi program on physical activity and social connectedness for adults aging with long-term mobility disabilities, a population likely to experience barriers to exercise participation.

Detailed description: This study is part of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Aging-in-Place for People with Long-Term Disabilities (RERC TechSAge). This study uses videoconferencing to translate an evidence-based exercise program for older adults, Seated Tai Chi for Arthritis, from an in-person setting to a remote class and to a different population, adults aging with mobility disabilities. In the 8-week Tele Tai Chi intervention, participants will use a tablet or computer to join a small-group, online class (1hr, twice weekly) from home; during each session, participants will exercise as a group along with the pre-recorded video lessons and have the opportunity for social interaction (via video chat) before and after class. The study will examine the effects of the Tele Tai Chi program on physical activity and social connectedness (primary outcomes), as well as exercise self-efficacy, falls efficacy, depression, quality of life, and pain (secondary outcomes) for adults aging with long-term mobility disabilities, a population likely to experience barriers to in-person exercise participation.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Be between the ages of 60-80
* Self-identify as having a mobility disability, use a mobility aid (i.e., cane, crutches, wheelchair, walker, or scooter) or have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs
* Mobility disability for at least 10 years
* Passing score on Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) or letter from physician stating approved to participate in the intervention
* Passing score on Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS)-score 26 and above included
* Passing score of brief Technology Proficiency Screen (e.g., be able to do send and receive email)
* Have access to a webcam on computer or tablet
* Plan to have internet access for six months from screening
* Live in the US
* Be conversational in English
* Available to attend 1 hr online class 2x a week for 8 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

* Blind or deaf
* Significant Tai Chi practice during the past 6 months

Primary outcomes:
measure: Physical activity
timeFrame: Baseline, Week 1-8 of intervention, Post-Intervention (8 week assessment), 1 month follow-up
measure: Social connectedness
timeFrame: Baseline, Post-Intervention (8 week assessment), 1 month follow-up
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Exercise Self-Efficacy
timeFrame: Baseline, Post-Intervention (8 week assessment), 1 month follow-up
measure: Falls Efficacy
timeFrame: Baseline, Post-Intervention (8 week assessment), 1 month follow-up
measure: Depression
timeFrame: Baseline, Post-Intervention (8 week assessment), 1 month follow-up
measure: Quality of Life (QOL)
timeFrame: Baseline, Post-Intervention (8 week assessment), 1 month follow-up
measure: Pain Interference
timeFrame: Baseline, PPost-Intervention (8 week assessment), 1 month follow-up
Other outcomes:
measure: Technology Acceptance
timeFrame: Baseline, Post-Intervention (8 week assessment)
measure: Physical Activity Class Satisfaction
timeFrame: Post-Intervention (8 week assessment)
Locations:
city: Atlanta
country: United States
facility: Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation
state: Georgia
Study officials:
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