Activities of Daily LivingBingocizeNCT03629912
Bingocize: A Novel Mobile Application for Older Adult Health
A study testing Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults in people with Activities of Daily Living and Accidental Fall, run by Western Kentucky University at 4 sites in United States.
Trial summary
This study tests the effectiveness of using a new mobile application (Bingocize®) to improve older adults' (a) adherence to an engaging exercise program, and (b) aspects of functional performance, health knowledge, dietary habits, and cognition. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 60 to 85 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall, Sarcopenia
- What is being tested?
- Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 241 participants
- Where
- 4 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 13 Aug 2018to 13 May 2022
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 60 to 85 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Normal or corrected normal vision
- Mobility (i.e., not wheelchair bound)
- English is native language
- Minimum physical standards (e.g., ability to walk at least 10 meters)
- No structured physical activity programs >150 minutes/week in last 6 months
Who cannot join
- Severe neurological impairments (e.g., Parkinson's)
- Colorblindness
- Dementia
Trial locations and contacts
4 sites in 1 country.
United States4 sites
Webster County Senior Center
Dixon, Kentucky, 42409
Chester County Senior Center
Henderson, Tennessee, 38340
Johnson County Senior Center
Johnson City, Tennessee, 37601
Scotts Hill Senior Center
Scotts Hill, Tennessee, 38374
About this study
Official title: Bingocize: A Novel Mobile Application to Help Maintain or Improve Older Adults' Health, Function, and Cognition
This study tests the effectiveness of using a new mobile application (Bingocize®) to improve older adults' (a) adherence to an engaging exercise program, and (b) aspects of functional performance, health knowledge, dietary habits, and cognition.
Read the detailed description
Health-promoting interventions designed to improve physical and mental fitness can help reduce health care costs; they can also help maintain, or even improve, older adults' quality of life. However, getting older adults to adhere to health-promoting exercise interventions remains difficult because such programs are often perceived as being time-consuming, painful, or unenjoyable. The present study's objective is to investigate the effectiveness of a novel technological exercise intervention program for older adults (Bingocize); in doing so, the program has the potential to improve older adults' independence and quality of life. Older adults will participate in a pre/post-intervention design with random assignment to either the experimental or one of three comparison/control groups; each group will play Bingocize in a social setting with other older adults. Participants in the experimental group will use the app to engage in twice-weekly Bingocize sessions for twelve weeks (i.e., Bingo+Exercise+Health Education); control groups will also use the app for twelve weeks but for either health education-only, exercise-only, or bingo-only.
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall, Sarcopenia, Arteriosclerosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hypertension
- Being tested
- Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults
- Medical subject headings
- Sarcopenia, Arteriosclerosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hypertension, Cognitive Dysfunction
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older AdultsBehavioural
Also called Bingocize
A socially-based app that incorporates exercise and/or health education into a format familiar and engaging to older adults, designed to improve adherence to health-promoting behaviors
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise + Health Education + Bingo | Experimental | Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults. Participants use the Bingocize app incorporating exercises AND health information on fall risks + diet/nutrition. Receives: Behavioral: Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults |
| Exercise + Bingo | Active comparator | Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults. Participants use the Bingocize app incorporating exercises ONLY. Receives: Behavioral: Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults |
| Health Education + Bingo | Active comparator | Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults. Participants use the Bingocize app incorporating health information on fall risks + diet/nutrition ONLY. Receives: Behavioral: Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults |
| Bingo Only | No intervention | Participants use the Bingocize app to play bingo only. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Executive Function Inhibition Measure 1: Flanker Task
Flanker Task designed to measure inhibition, part of the EXAMINER Battery (for scoring method, see References section). EXAMINER generates a score that combines reaction time and accuracy data from the incongruent trials. This scoring method generates accuracy and reaction time sub-scales that range in value between 0 and 5, and the ultimate composite score ranges in value between 0 and 10.
Minimum=0, Maximum=10, higher = better.
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Executive Function Measure: Updating Verbal Working Memory
Dot Counting Task designed to measure verbal working memory, part of the EXAMINER Battery (for scoring method, see References). EXAMINER generates a score is the total number of items correctly recalled across all six trials.
Minimum=0, Maximum=27, higher = better.
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Executive Function Measure: Set Shifting Task
Set Shifting Task designed to measure attention during task switching, part of the EXAMINER Battery (for scoring method, see References). EXAMINER generates a score that combines reaction time and accuracy data from the incongruent trials. This scoring method generates accuracy and reaction time sub-scales that range in value between 0 and 5, and the ultimate composite score ranges in value between 0 and 10.
Minimum=0, Maximum=10, higher = better.
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Executive Function Measure: Verbal Fluency
Verbal Fluency Task designed to measure fluency, part of the EXAMINER Battery (for scoring method, see References). EXAMINER generates a score that represents the total number of words correctly recalled in two tasks: phonemic (letter) and semantic (category).
Minimum=0, Maximum=unlimited, higher = better.
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Chair Stands: Change in Lower-body Muscular Strength
number of completed chair stands in 30 seconds, minimum=0, higher = better
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Change in Dynamic Balance: 360 Degree Turns
360 degree turns: time to complete. No minimum or maximum value set. Lower = better.
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Executive Function Measure of Inhibition: Continuous Performance Test
Continuance Performance Task is classic response inhibition task, part of the EXAMINER Battery (for scoring method, see References). The score here represents the number of trials out of 100 that the participant responded correctly (i.e., either successfully responded or successfully inhibited a response).
Minimum=0 Maximum=100, higher = better.
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test: Change in Dynamic Balance
Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test used to assess mobility and risk for falling. Number of seconds needed to stand up from a chair, walk 10 feet, turn around, walk back 10 feet, and sit back down in chair. No minimum or maximum value is set. Lower = better.
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Secondary outcomes (8)
Crystallized Knowledge of Fall Risks and Proper Diet/Nutrition
Multiple-choice questions constructed by project investigators that cover: recognition of health terms, weight management, proper diet, bone health, environmental fall risks, careful movement. Unit of measure = number correct. Minimum = 0, Maximum = 30. Higher = better.
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Grip Strength: Changes in Upper Body Muscular Strength
Grip strength tests using a hand-held dynamometer. No minimum or maximum set. Higher = better.
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Fall Efficacy Scale
Self-reported scale assessing confidence in doing activities that may be perceived as having risk for falling (see References).
Minimum = 10, Maximum = 100. Lower = better.
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Changes in Dietary Habits: Total Added Sugar Intake
Dietary Screener Questionnaire (DSQ) assessing total added sugar intake over past 30 days
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Changes in Quality of Life
CDC Health related quality of life measure item 1 (general health). 1 = Excellent, 5 = Poor. Lower = Better.
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Changes in Weight
Weight calculated by scale measurement
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Systolic Blood Pressure
Systolic Blood pressure calculated by sphygmomanometer.
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Diastolic Blood Pressure
Diastolic Blood pressure calculated by sphygmomanometer
Measured: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Aug 2018
- Study start13 Aug 2018
- Primary completion13 May 2022
- Study completion13 May 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Activities of Daily LivingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- In each wave of the study (14 weeks per wave), participant groups are randomly assigned to one of four conditions (A,B,C,D). Condition A receives exercise + health education. Condition B receives exercise only. Condition C receives health education only. Condition D receives nothing.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 241 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Western Kentucky University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Matthew Clinton Shake, Western Kentucky University
- Investigators
- Matthew C Shake, PhD, Principal investigator, Western Kentucky University and Center for Applied Science in Health and AgingJason Crandall, PhD, Principal investigator, Western Kentucky University and Center for Applied Science in Health and Aging
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03629912
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB 18-048
- Other IDs
- R15AG055906
- Acronym
- Bingocize
- Status last verified
- Feb 2024
- First submitted
- 6 Aug 2018
- Last updated
- 12 Mar 2024
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: De-identified individual participant data for all primary and secondary outcome measures will be made available.
Publications
Kramer JH, Mungas D, Possin KL, Rankin KP, Boxer AL, Rosen HJ, Bostrom A, Sinha L, Berhel A, Widmeyer M. NIH EXAMINER: conceptualization and development of an executive function battery. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2014 Jan;20(1):11-9. doi: 10.1017/S1355617713001094. Epub 2013 Oct 8.
PubMed 24103232Tinetti ME, Richman D, Powell L. Falls efficacy as a measure of fear of falling. J Gerontol. 1990 Nov;45(6):P239-43. doi: 10.1093/geronj/45.6.p239.
PubMed 2229948
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 Mar 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Bingocize: A Novel Mobile Application to Help Maintain or Improve Older Adults' Health, Function, and Cognition
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03629912
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Bingocize / IRB 18-048
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall, Sarcopenia, Arteriosclerosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hypertension
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 241 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Western Kentucky UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- Study start
- 13 Aug 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 13 May 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 13 May 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 14 Aug 2018 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 12 Mar 2024
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study tests the effectiveness of using a new mobile application (Bingocize®) to improve older adults' (a) adherence to an engaging exercise program, and (b) aspects of functional performance, health knowledge, dietary habits, and cognition.
Detailed description
Health-promoting interventions designed to improve physical and mental fitness can help reduce health care costs; they can also help maintain, or even improve, older adults' quality of life. However, getting older adults to adhere to health-promoting exercise interventions remains difficult because such programs are often perceived as being time-consuming, painful, or unenjoyable. The present study's objective is to investigate the effectiveness of a novel technological exercise intervention program for older adults (Bingocize); in doing so, the program has the potential to improve older adults' independence and quality of life. Older adults will participate in a pre/post-intervention design with random assignment to either the experimental or one of three comparison/control groups; each group will play Bingocize in a social setting with other older adults. Participants in the experimental group will use the app to engage in twice-weekly Bingocize sessions for twelve weeks (i.e., Bingo+Exercise+Health Education); control groups will also use the app for twelve weeks but for either health education-only, exercise-only, or bingo-only.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 4
- Model description
- In each wave of the study (14 weeks per wave), participant groups are randomly assigned to one of four conditions (A,B,C,D). Condition A receives exercise + health education. Condition B receives exercise only. Condition C receives health education only. Condition D receives nothing.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise + Health Education + Bingo | Experimental | Behavioral: Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older AdultsSocially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults. Participants use the Bingocize app incorporating exercises AND health information on fall risks + diet/nutrition. |
| Exercise + Bingo | Active comparator | Behavioral: Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older AdultsSocially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults. Participants use the Bingocize app incorporating exercises ONLY. |
| Health Education + Bingo | Active comparator | Behavioral: Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older AdultsSocially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults. Participants use the Bingocize app incorporating health information on fall risks + diet/nutrition ONLY. |
| Bingo Only | No intervention | –Participants use the Bingocize app to play bingo only. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 60 to 85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Normal or corrected normal vision
- Mobility (i.e., not wheelchair bound)
- English is native language
- Minimum physical standards (e.g., ability to walk at least 10 meters)
- No structured physical activity programs >150 minutes/week in last 6 months
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Severe neurological impairments (e.g., Parkinson's)
- Colorblindness
- Dementia
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older AdultsAlso: BingocizeA socially-based app that incorporates exercise and/or health education into a format familiar and engaging to older adults, designed to improve adherence to health-promoting behaviors | Behavioural | Exercise + Bingo, Exercise + Health Education + Bingo, Health Education + Bingo |
Primary outcome
Executive Function Inhibition Measure 1: Flanker Task
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Flanker Task designed to measure inhibition, part of the EXAMINER Battery (for scoring method, see References section). EXAMINER generates a score that combines reaction time and accuracy data from the incongruent trials. This scoring method generates accuracy and reaction time sub-scales that range in value between 0 and 5, and the ultimate composite score ranges in value between 0 and 10. Minimum=0, Maximum=10, higher = better.
Executive Function Measure: Updating Verbal Working Memory
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Dot Counting Task designed to measure verbal working memory, part of the EXAMINER Battery (for scoring method, see References). EXAMINER generates a score is the total number of items correctly recalled across all six trials. Minimum=0, Maximum=27, higher = better.
Executive Function Measure: Set Shifting Task
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Set Shifting Task designed to measure attention during task switching, part of the EXAMINER Battery (for scoring method, see References). EXAMINER generates a score that combines reaction time and accuracy data from the incongruent trials. This scoring method generates accuracy and reaction time sub-scales that range in value between 0 and 5, and the ultimate composite score ranges in value between 0 and 10. Minimum=0, Maximum=10, higher = better.
Executive Function Measure: Verbal Fluency
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Verbal Fluency Task designed to measure fluency, part of the EXAMINER Battery (for scoring method, see References). EXAMINER generates a score that represents the total number of words correctly recalled in two tasks: phonemic (letter) and semantic (category). Minimum=0, Maximum=unlimited, higher = better.
Chair Stands: Change in Lower-body Muscular Strength
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
number of completed chair stands in 30 seconds, minimum=0, higher = better
Change in Dynamic Balance: 360 Degree Turns
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
360 degree turns: time to complete. No minimum or maximum value set. Lower = better.
Executive Function Measure of Inhibition: Continuous Performance Test
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Continuance Performance Task is classic response inhibition task, part of the EXAMINER Battery (for scoring method, see References). The score here represents the number of trials out of 100 that the participant responded correctly (i.e., either successfully responded or successfully inhibited a response). Minimum=0 Maximum=100, higher = better.
Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test: Change in Dynamic Balance
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test used to assess mobility and risk for falling. Number of seconds needed to stand up from a chair, walk 10 feet, turn around, walk back 10 feet, and sit back down in chair. No minimum or maximum value is set. Lower = better.
8 secondary outcomes
Crystallized Knowledge of Fall Risks and Proper Diet/Nutrition
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Grip Strength: Changes in Upper Body Muscular Strength
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Fall Efficacy Scale
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Changes in Dietary Habits: Total Added Sugar Intake
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Changes in Quality of Life
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Changes in Weight
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Systolic Blood Pressure
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Diastolic Blood Pressure
Time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 Mar 2024.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Results publication: PubMed 24103232Kramer JH, Mungas D, Possin KL, Rankin KP, Boxer AL, Rosen HJ, Bostrom A, Sinha L, Berhel A, Widmeyer M. NIH EXAMINER: conceptualization and development of an executive function battery. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2014 Jan;20(1):11-9. doi: 10.1017/S1355617713001094. Epub 2013 Oct 8.
- Results publication: PubMed 2229948Tinetti ME, Richman D, Powell L. Falls efficacy as a measure of fear of falling. J Gerontol. 1990 Nov;45(6):P239-43. doi: 10.1093/geronj/45.6.p239.
- Link to Center for Applied Science in Health \& AgingLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. De-identified individual participant data for all primary and secondary outcome measures will be made available.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Matthew C Shake, PhD principal investigator
Western Kentucky University and Center for Applied Science in Health and Aging
Jason Crandall, PhD principal investigator
Western Kentucky University and Center for Applied Science in Health and Aging
4 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults in people with Activities of Daily Living and Accidental Fall, run by Western Kentucky University at 4 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Mar 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 4 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 12 Mar 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Executive Function Inhibition Measure 1: Flanker Task (time frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks). The study lists 8 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03629912, which also lists 2 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Mar 2024; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.