Humanoid-Technology Driven Health Enhancing Physical Activity

NCT06136468 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB00347131
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 130
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

Ensuring the health and well-being of older individuals is a global problem. The application of emerging technology is increasingly advocated to improve health outcomes, yet the investigators need to identify how feasible and acceptable this is among users. One example of these emerging technologies is humanoid technologies. Humanoid technologies are human-resembling digital objects that can be projected using head-mounted displays to be worn by users. This study seeks to assess the impact of humanoid technologies (HTs) in the form of digital health coaches to enhance the physical activity of community-dwelling older adults in the Philippines. The quasi-experimental study will assess the participants' intention for technology use and the participants experience of the intervention (acceptability, barriers, and facilitators). Specifically, this study will compare the impact of the Humanoid Technology-driven Health Enhancing Physical Activity program versus a standard physical activity program (video-based) on physical performance, cognitive function, and quality of life among older adults in two 'senior centers' in the Philippines. The study will also identify older adults' preferences for an ideal Humanoid Technology-driven Health Enhancing Physical Activity and the participants intention to use it via survey. An embedded qualitative study will explore participants' perceptions of the acceptability, barriers, and facilitators of the Humanoid Technology-driven Health Enhancing Physical Activity program.

Conditions

Community-dwelling Older Adults

Keywords

Health enhancing physical activity; Virtual coach

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Change in Physical Status as assessed by the 6 minute walk test

  6-minute walk test

  baseline; 2 weeks, 4 weeks

• Change in Cognitive Status as assessed by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

  Montreal Cognitive Assessment, 0-30 scores, higher scores mean a better outcome

  baseline; 2 weeks, 4 weeks

• System Usability as assessed by the Post Study System Usability Questionnaire

  Post Study System Usability Questionnaire measure is scored on a 0-100 scale, and a higher score means a better outcome. This questionnaire contains 16 items on a 7-point likert.

  after intervention up to 1 week

• Technology Acceptance as assessed by the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use Technology (UTAUT) Questionnaire

  Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use Technology (UTAUT) Questionnaire is a 8-construct, 31-item questionnaire. The items are measure along a 7-point Likert scale, which ranges from "strongly agree" (1) to "strongly disagree" (7)

  after intervention up to 1 week

• Change in Health related quality of life as assessed by the Short Form 8 (SF-8) Questionnaire

  SF-8 Questionnaire is a 2-construct, 8-item questionnaire assessing mental and physical health scores which is measures using 6 point scale: (0) Poor to (6) Excellent

  baseline; 2 weeks, 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Health behavior

  baseline

• Geriatric Depression as assessed by Geriatric Depression Scale

  baseline

• Sleep Quality as assessed by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

  baseline

• Anxiety Symptoms as assessed by Spielberger State-Trait Inventory (STAI)

  baseline

• Demographics and Literacy as assessed by researcher-made questionnaire.

  baseline

Study Arms (2)

Experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise program using the "virtual coach" projected through head-mounted display

Behavioral: Virtual coach

No Intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Usual exercise program

Interventions

Virtual coach BEHAVIORAL

The virtual coch will be displayed to the participants using an optical see-through head-mounted display

Experimental

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• ambulatory
• can follow simple instructions
• normal eyes functioning without low vision (or at most with corrective lenses), (4) willingness to participate in the program with signed informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• non-ambulatory
• not suitable to participate as certified by a community physician

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Johns Hopkins University: lead

Study Sites (2)

Quezon City Senior Citizens Affairs

Quezon City, NCR, 1118, Philippines

Location

Valenzuela Senior Citizens Affairs

Valenzuela, NCR, 1440, Philippines

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Dino MJS, Dion KW, Abadir PM, Budhathoki C, Balbin PT, Malacas MKG, Hernandez RP, Nicolas JJG, Barcial-Espinosa J, Himmelfarb CRD, Davidson PM, Thiamwong L. Community-Dwelling Filipino Older Adults' Experiences with Virtual Coach for Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA): A Phenomenology. Nurs Rep. 2025 Jan 31;15(2):49. doi: 10.3390/nursrep15020049.

  PMID: 39997785 DERIVED

• Dino MJS, Dion KW, Abadir PM, Budhathoki C, Huang CM, Padula WV, Himmelfarb CRD, Davidson PM. The impact of a mixed reality technology-driven health enhancing physical activity program among community-dwelling older adults: a study protocol. Front Public Health. 2024 May 14;12:1383407. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1383407. eCollection 2024.

  PMID: 38807990 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Cheryl Himmelfarb, PhD

  Johns Hopkins University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 13, 2023
• First Posted: November 18, 2023
• Study Start: October 14, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 10, 2024
• Study Completion: January 20, 2024
• Last Updated: February 7, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PH (2)