Digital Nutrition Intervention for Older Adults

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Conditions studied: Nutrition Poor, Physical Inactivity, Social Isolation

In brief

The "digital divide" or gap in technological access and knowledge, for older adults has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to disruptions in services like congregate meal programs funded by the Older Americans Act. Seven San Antonio congregate meal sites remained partially open biweekly to distribute meals but no longer offer in-person nutrition education, physical activity classes, and social activities. The proposed project will test the efficacy of digital nutrition intervention with at-risk older adults who attend congregate meal center in areas of high poverty and digital exclusion. The study is uses a stepped-wedge cluster clinical trial. Key community partners with the Department of Health Services Senior Services Division and Older Adult Technology Services (OATS) will participate in the planning phase, research design, and implementation of the study. The study aims are: 1. To test the impact of a technology-based intervention on the primary outcomes of food security and diet quality; 2. To determine the effect of the intervention on secondary outcomes of technology knowledge and usage, physical activity, and social isolation and loneliness; 3. To examine the long-term impact and sustainability of technology use on food security, diet quality, physical activity, and social isolation. If successful, the impact of this program could be applied throughout the national OATS network and to similar CMPs to bridge the digital divide beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

Key facts

Study ID: NCT05220631
Run by: The University of Texas at San Antonio
People needed: 369
Starts: 2022-06-01
Expected to finish: 2026-01-30
Last updated by the study team: 2025-12-16

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 120. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

60 years of age
Inadequate or no working technology device (computer, smart-phone, tablet), no or poor internet connectivity at home, or lack of knowledge and usage of technology
Food insecurity or low diet quality

You may not qualify if…

Blind
Terminal disease or illness
Diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer's disease
Unable to read or write in English or Spanish

Where it is running

University of Texas at San Antonio — San Antonio, Texas, United States

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