NCT05885308

Intervening for Increased Quality of Life Among Older People in Sweden

Completed NA Last updated 1 June 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Otago in Physical Inactivity in 45 participants. Completed in 1 December 2022.

Timeline

1 April 2022

Primary endpoint
30 November 2022

1 December 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Karlstad University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	45
Start date	1 April 2022
Primary completion	30 November 2022
Estimated completion	1 December 2022
Sites	1 location across Sweden

Drugs / interventions tested

• Otago

Conditions studied

• Physical Inactivity — all drugs for Physical Inactivity →
• Mental Health Issue — all drugs for Mental Health Issue →

Sponsor

Karlstad University

Who can join

65 and older, any sex, with Physical Inactivity or Mental Health Issue. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sweden and other countries have become aware of how life has changed; the world is now a "hybrid world" where many daily activities have moved online. The forced physical isolation has also led to an increase in depression and loneliness, especially among elderly people. Traditional interventions often involve physical contact, and there are valuable lessons to be learned from this situation, where physical isolation is forced, in order to mitigate the consequences both during and after this pandemic.

The overall purpose of this project is to study physical activity as a way to engage in and maintain an active lifestyle and /or increase the quality of life and limit mental health problems for older people and to study how scalability, accessibility, commitment, and adherence can be improved with flexible programs with digital tools. The specific research question is:

Is there a difference between the online exercise program and the onsite exercise program in terms of physical activity, balance, motivation, quality of life and mental health?

The results are expected to give insights into how to increase physical activity using flexible programs with digital options and to maintain quality of life among the elderly. By giving the elderly population different options for being physically active and thereby empowering this group, this project contributes to creating a socially sustainable community in which elderly citizens are included.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.