Bring Communities and Technology Together for Healthy Aging (ElderTree)

October 26, 2016 updated by: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Technology has been created to help older adults age well in their homes, but adoption and acceptance have been slow. The researchers are developing a low-cost web-based technology, called Elder Tree, for older adults and caregivers to address key challenges older adults face, such as loneliness and isolation, falls, loss of driving privileges, relapsing from proven falls prevention strategies, and unreliable home services. Elder Tree is being developed and tested with older adults and caregivers to identify, 1) usability issues such as font size, navigation and interface (audio, video,text) and 2) content and tailoring issues such as identifying local resources and events. This study will employ a randomized longitudinal design comparing a control group to an intervention group over a 12-month period. Investigators hypothesize that older adults using Elder Tree will experience greater independence and quality of life when compared to the control group. Investigators will use quantitative measures to determine how much our intervention improves: quality of life and health system use. These measures will help us to determine the cost effectiveness of Elder Tree. Investigators will recruit and test Elder Tree in 3 Regional Aging and Disability Resource Centers; one urban, one suburban and one rural setting, so to account for environmental and community differences. The older adult and their caregiver will be randomized to the same treatment group. Investigators will measure the effect over the 12 month intervention period and a 6 month follow-up period at 18 months.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

600

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Wisconsin
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705
        • University of WI Madison

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 65 years or older
  • In need of IADL support
  • 1 years history or risk of hospitalization or falls
  • Resident of the following counties Milwaukee, WI, Waukesha Wi or Richland County
  • Must be able to read English at a 6th grade level.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Under 65 years of age
  • Unable to read English
  • Not a resident of the above listed counties.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control Condition
Subjects receive usual care and support. No study intervention provided
Experimental: Elder Tree Condition
Elder Tree website. Subjects receive usual care, support and access to the study intervention website.
Other: Elder Tree website
Elder Tree is a private, secure information, support and communication website developed for this study.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of older adult subjects with increased independence and quality of life from baseline to 18 months
Time Frame: Change in independence and quality of life will be assessed at 6, 12 , 18 months
Compared to the control group elders using Elder Tree will experience greater independence and quality of life and will have fewer unscheduled clinical and emergency room visits and hospital and nursing home stays.
Change in independence and quality of life will be assessed at 6, 12 , 18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of caregiver subjects with improved satisfaction
Time Frame: Change in improved caregiver satisfaction will be assessed at 6, 12 , 18 months
Compared to the control group, caregivers using Elder Tree will experience improved satisfaction, coping and appraisal.
Change in improved caregiver satisfaction will be assessed at 6, 12 , 18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Collaborators

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 26, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 29, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

May 1, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 27, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 26, 2016

Last Verified

October 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2013-0171
  • 5P50HS019917-04 (U.S. AHRQ Grant/Contract)
  • HS019917 (Other Identifier: Study Team)

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