ElderTree Via a Voice Activated Device for Managing Chronic Health Conditions (NHLBI)
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Conditions studied: Chronic Conditions, Multiple
In brief
Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) are costly and pervasive among older adults. MCCs account for 90% of Medicare spending, and 65% of Medicare beneficiaries have 3 or more chronic conditions; 23% have 5 or more. MCCs are often addressed in primary care, where time pressures force a focus on medication and lab results rather than self-management skills. Patients often struggle with treatment adherence and the emotional and physical burdens of self-management and health tracking. Chronic conditions reduce quality of life (QOL) and increase loneliness, which exacerbate those conditions. The primary purpose of this study is to investigate whether a voice-based platform is better for delivering an electronic health intervention to older adults than a text/typing-based platform. We have an evidence-based electronic health intervention (Elder Tree, ET) that has been shown to improve quality of life, physical and socio-emotional health outcomes for older adults with multiple chronic conditions when delivered via a text/typing-based system. The current project would test whether such patients would benefit even more if ET were delivered via a voice-based system (vs. the text-based system) because they would use it more consistently. ET is an existing intervention providing tools, motivation, and support on a computer platform to help older adults manage their health.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05240534
- Run by
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- People needed
- 502
- Starts
- 2022-04-29
- Expected to finish
- 2025-12-03
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-17
Who can join
Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Be ≥60 years old;
- Have medical record diagnoses of at least 5 chronic conditions of which at least 3 must come from the following: hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, prediabetes or diabetes, or depression;
- Be willing to share medical record data about healthcare use (30-day hospital readmissions and ER, urgent care, primary care, and specialty care visits);
- Allow researchers to share information with the patient's primary care provider
You may not qualify if…
- Require an interpreter
- Report no current psychotic disorder that would prevent participation
- Have no acute medical problem requiring immediate hospitalization
- Not report impairments preventing use of a computer or tablet (e.g. blind, deaf)
Where it is running
- University of Wisconsin — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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