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WITHDRAWN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