Clinical Trial: REACH Pilot Study (Rehabilitation Enhancing Aging Through Connected Health)

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Maintaining Physical Independence in Older Adults

Brief Summary: Rehabilitation Enhancing Aging through Connected Health, REACH, is designed to evaluate the benefits of a novel rehabilitative care program on physical function utilizing mobile health technology to deliver patient centered care more efficiently and health care utilization after one year of follow up.

Detailed Summary:

Rehabilitation Enhancing Aging through Connected Health, REACH, is designed to evaluate the benefits of a novel rehabilitative care program on physical function utilizing mobile health technology to deliver patient centered care more efficiently and health care utilization after one year of follow up. Study staff will recruit 76 community dwelling older adult primary care patients. The same procedures that were approved by the IRB for the Boston RISE cohort study will be used for REACH recruitment, screening and enrollment of potential participants. This process will be centered at Spaulding Cambridge Outpatient Clinic (SCOC). Potential participants will be contacted and a brief phone screen will be conducted. Eligible and interested participants will be scheduled for the consent/screen visit. If the participant consents, the study staff will administer three tests to determine final eligibility for study involvement. These include: Mini Mental Status Exam, the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and the Long Distance Corridor Walk.

Qualified participants will complete all baseline and 1-year assessments at SCOC. The assessments include: the Late Life Function and Disability Index (LLFDI), Hopkins Verbal Learning Test, Trail Making, Digit Symbol Substitution Test, Katz Comorbidity, depression (PHQ-9), Activities Specific Balance Scale, Barriers Specific Self-Efficacy Scale, Computer Attitude Scale, McGill Pain Map, Brief Pain Inventory, Figure 8 walk test, grip strength testing, single leg press strength and speed testing, ankle/knee ROM, the trunk extensor endurance test and stair climb power test.

The exercise/technology training with a licensed physical therapist will consist of 8-10 (with the possibility of up to 16 sessions) clinic or home visits interspersed over a 9-month period and will take place after basel
Sponsor: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: Change in Late Life Function and Disability Index [ Time Frame: Assessed at baseline visit, 6 months phone call after baseline visit and 12 months after baseline visit (1 year visit) ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

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Information By: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: October 14, 2015
Date Started: January 2015
Date Completion: June 2017
Last Updated: October 19, 2015
Last Verified: October 2015