Status:
WITHDRAWN
Gamification to Increase Mobility in the Hospital
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pennsylvania
Conditions:
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Heart Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Low mobility is a mediator for poor outcomes of hospital care. Wearable devices will be used and 2-way texting via patient smartphones to monitor patients' physical activity during hospitalization wit...
Detailed Description
Hospitalization is a common occurrence for older adults; approximately 6.8 million Medicare seniors experience an admission for acute care in any given year. This is often a sentinel event in the over...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Admitted to a medicine or cardiology floor in the hospital
- Age 50 years or older
- Have an AMPAC (mobility scale) score of greater than or equal to 21 or a Braden mobility sub-scale score of 4.
Exclusion
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Does not have daily access to a smartphone compatible with the wearable device and not willing to use a device that the study team can provide
- Inpatient AMPAC score of less than 21 or a Braden mobility sub-scale score less than 4 indicating that independent physical activity may not be appropriate for the patient
- Are already enrolled in another physical activity study
- Any conditions that would prohibit participation in an inpatient physical activity program (at the discretion of attending physician or nurse caring for the patient in the hospital). To minimize the risk of contamination across study arms, we will only approach one patient per hospital room in shared rooms
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2026
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04300764
Start Date
January 1 2026
End Date
December 31 2026
Last Update
December 30 2025
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104