Using Technology to Improve Function for Older Latinos With Disabilities in Underserved Areas

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorUniversity of Puerto Rico

About this trial

This project aims to test a culturally appropriate assistive technology (AT) intervention called VIVE-AT to help older Latinos with disabilities improve their function and quality of life. The researchers will first refine the VIVE-AT program based on feedback from a Community Advisory Board and focus groups with older Latinos with disabilities. Then, 76 older Latinos with disabilities will be recruited from a primary care clinic serving low-income communities in Puerto Rico. They will be randomly assigned to either receive the VIVE-AT intervention in the primary care clinic or be placed on a waitlist with regular phone calls. All participants will continue to receive standard care at the clinic.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Spanish speaking Latino adults ≥65 years

With a physical function impairment (PROMIS-HAQ T-Score ≤45)

Living independently in the community (not requiring supervision to perform their daily living activities)

Self-reported ability to participate in a 6 weeks of group intervention

Disqualifiers

Currently residing in a nursing or group home

Receiving home healthcare services

Having a significant cognitive impairment as evidenced by a score ≤23 in the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Translation: Living the Advantages of Technological Assistance (VIVE-AT)
  • Attention calls

Treatment groups

76 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators