ModuLAAr - A Module Based and Scalable System for Silver-ager in Austria (ModuLAAr)

December 30, 2015 updated by: Christian Siegel, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

Evaluation of ModuLAAr - a Module Based and Scalable System for Silver-ager Located in Assisted Living Homes in Austria

In this research project a module based Ambient Assisted Living solution will be provided to elderly living in assisted living homes. Those products and services seek to impact quality of life of the elderly and have positive effects on their environment.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

38

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

  • Austria
    • Lower Austria
      • Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria, 2700
        • AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

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

60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

elderly residents of assisted living homes aged 60 and above

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 60 years and older
  • informed consent
  • resident of an assisted living home of the Samariterbund Burgenland Rettung und Soziale Dienste GmbH

Exclusion Criteria:

  • relevant health threatening event or death
  • mini mental state score <17

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Users of ModuLAAr
A group of volunteers (aged 60+), living in assisted living homes, will be provided with module based technical solutions to improve their independency and quality of life.
Device: The ModuLAAr Ambient Assisted Living System

The system consists of the following modules which will be provided to the volunteers according to their needs:

tablet computer (digital photo album, video telephone, meal ordering system, reminder system), bodyweight scale, blood pressure meter, emergency call system, mobile phone (documentation of personal health-related data), bathroom surveillance system, blood glucose meter, house automation technologies/smart home technologies

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes of quality of life and subjective health
Time Frame: 4 and 1 months before intervention. 1, 4 and 12 months after intervention
multidimensional outcome assessment of quality of life: Quality of life is assessed by the questionnaires of the World Health Organization (WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD) as well as with semi-structured qualitative interviews. Subjective health is assessed by EQ-5D VAS of the Euroqol-Organization.
4 and 1 months before intervention. 1, 4 and 12 months after intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in technology acceptance and usability
Time Frame: 1, 12 and 18 months after intervention
qualitative evaluation according to the technology acceptance model (TAM) and usability questionnaire
1, 12 and 18 months after intervention
Impact and changes on socio-economic parameters
Time Frame: 4 months before intervention. 4 and 12 months after intervention

user-questionnaire with socio-economic and socio-demographic parameters: (gender, income, housing conditions, level of education, level of social support, working experience, medicine intake, chronic diseases, frequency of falls, health threatening events).

Semi-structured qualitative interviews using the delphi method will be conducted.
4 months before intervention. 4 and 12 months after intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

Collaborators

Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Samariterbund Burgenland Rettung und Soziale Dienste GmbH
University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien
Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Barbara Prazak-Aram, Mag., AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

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, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 30, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 2, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

May 5, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 31, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 30, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2015

More Information

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FFG Registration Nr. 835863

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