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

Starting soon · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Aging, Disability Physical

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06425510

Run by

University of Puerto Rico

People needed

76

Starts

2026-08-01

Expected to finish

2027-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-13

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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
• Having no plans to move for the next 12 months

You may not qualify if…

• 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)

Where it is running

• University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus — San Juan, Puerto Rico

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.