Lack of ResourcesNCT05812105
Improving the Mobility of Transportation Disadvantaged Older Adults
A study testing Healthy Buddy Program in people with Lack of Resources and Lack of Mobility, run by The University of Texas at Arlington at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The primary objective of the research was to improve mobility for transportation-disadvantaged older adults by expanding the scope of the existing Healthy Buddy Program, to accommodate an aging Spanish-speaking population in the U.S. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 65 to 99 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Lack of Resources, Lack of Mobility
- What is being tested?
- Healthy Buddy Program
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 25 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 23 Oct 2020to 6 May 2021
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
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 65 to 99 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Older adults age 65+
- Those who no longer drive
- Resident of Texas
- Those who manage at least one health condition (e.g., diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.)
- Spanish is primary language
Who cannot join
- Those who do not have a capacity to answer the pre-screening questions due to their cognitive and physical limitations
- Hispanic individuals who can speak fluent English will be excluded because they may have a better understanding of existing resources and information written and serviced in English in the community.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas, 76019
About this study
Official title: Improving the Mobility of Transportation Disadvantaged Older Adults A Community-Based Intervention for the Hispanic/Latino Population
The primary objective of the research was to improve mobility for transportation-disadvantaged older adults by expanding the scope of the existing Healthy Buddy Program, to accommodate an aging Spanish-speaking population in the U.S.
Read the detailed description
The research identified barriers and opportunities to improve Hispanic/Latino older adult access to community-based transportation and health resources. It was conducted with the existing Healthy Buddy model, which pairs older adults with college students who are trained to help them identify relevant transportation and health resources, while accommodating the unique needs of this transportation-disadvantaged population. The research team reevaluated the potential effectiveness of a Spanish-language accessible Healthy Buddy program model for increasing the self-efficacy and quality of life among Hispanic/Latino older adults. The team recruited bilingual (English-Spanish-speaking) students from multidisciplinary backgrounds. Older adult participants were invited to participate in pre- and post-surveys, including a qualitative interview, to allow the team to further evaluate the success of the program among Hispanic/Latino participants and to determine the replicability of the project in other communities with a significant population of transportation disadvantaged Hispanic/Latino older adults.
- Conditions
- Lack of Resources, Lack of Mobility
- Being tested
- Healthy Buddy Program
- Keywords
- Community, Education, Minority, Mobility, Social support
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Healthy Buddy ProgramOther
The Healthy Buddy Program is a community-based initiative that pairs college students with transportation disadvantaged, community- dwelling older adults age 65 and older. The Spanish-language Healthy Buddy Program was developed to measure the transportation and health challenges of Hispanic/Latino older adults and determine the efficacy of the adapted HB program model.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Health Buddy Program | Experimental | This intergenerational program targets Spanish speaking older adults who lack reliable and/or safe transportation and are managing at least one chronic illness. The program goal is to improve older adults' awareness of existing community resources, with an emphasis on transportation and health assets. Trained college students acted as facilitators for the program and helped older adults with relevant community resources. Receives: Other: Healthy Buddy Program |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Quality of life and well-being of older adults
The title of the scale is Brief Older People's Quality of Life questionnaire. It is the short, 13-item version of the original Older People's Quality of Life questionnaire. Each of the 13 items is scored Strongly agree=5, Agree=4, Neither=3, Disagree=2, Strongly disagree=1. The items are summed for a total score, so that higher scores represented higher quality of life. The score ranges from 13 to 65.
Measured: 4 weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
Self-efficacy correlated to emotion, stress, and health complaints
The title of the scale is General Self-Efficacy scale. The General Self-Efficacy Scale has 10 items correlated to emotion, optimism, work satisfaction. Each item is scored Not at all true=1, Hardly true=2, Moderately true=3, and Exactly true=4. The total score is calculated by finding the sum of the all items.The total score ranges between 10 and 40, with a higher score indicating more self-efficacy.
Measured: 4 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Apr 2023
- Study start23 Oct 2020
- Primary completion6 May 2021
- Study completion6 May 2021
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
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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
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- Participants received an intervention (i.e., Healthy Buddy Program providing a list of transportation/aging/health-related services available in their community) and complete pre- and post-surveys \& interviews.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 25 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas at Arlington
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Center for Transportation, Equity, Decisions and Dollars, University of South Florida
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Kathy Lee, The University of Texas at Arlington
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05812105
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2020-0391
- Status last verified
- Apr 2023
- First submitted
- 20 Mar 2023
- Last updated
- 18 Apr 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Schwarzer, R., & Jerusalem, M. (1995). Generalized Self-Efficacy scale. In J. Weinman, S. Wright, & M. Johnston, Measures in health psychology: A user's portfolio. Causal and control beliefs (pp. 35-37). Windsor, UK: NFER-NELSON.
Bowling A, Hankins M, Windle G, Bilotta C, Grant R. A short measure of quality of life in older age: the performance of the brief Older People's Quality of Life questionnaire (OPQOL-brief). Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2013 Jan-Feb;56(1):181-7. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.08.012. Epub 2012 Sep 19.
PubMed 22999305
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 Apr 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Improving the Mobility of Transportation Disadvantaged Older Adults A Community-Based Intervention for the Hispanic/Latino Population
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05812105
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2020-0391
- Conditions
- Lack of Resources, Lack of Mobility
- Keywords
- Community, Education, Minority, Mobility, Social support
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 25 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas at ArlingtonUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Center for Transportation, Equity, Decisions and Dollars, University of South Florida
- Study start
- 23 Oct 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 6 May 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 6 May 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 13 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The primary objective of the research was to improve mobility for transportation-disadvantaged older adults by expanding the scope of the existing Healthy Buddy Program, to accommodate an aging Spanish-speaking population in the U.S.
Detailed description
The research identified barriers and opportunities to improve Hispanic/Latino older adult access to community-based transportation and health resources. It was conducted with the existing Healthy Buddy model, which pairs older adults with college students who are trained to help them identify relevant transportation and health resources, while accommodating the unique needs of this transportation-disadvantaged population. The research team reevaluated the potential effectiveness of a Spanish-language accessible Healthy Buddy program model for increasing the self-efficacy and quality of life among Hispanic/Latino older adults. The team recruited bilingual (English-Spanish-speaking) students from multidisciplinary backgrounds. Older adult participants were invited to participate in pre- and post-surveys, including a qualitative interview, to allow the team to further evaluate the success of the program among Hispanic/Latino participants and to determine the replicability of the project in other communities with a significant population of transportation disadvantaged Hispanic/Latino older adults.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- Participants received an intervention (i.e., Healthy Buddy Program providing a list of transportation/aging/health-related services available in their community) and complete pre- and post-surveys \& interviews.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Health Buddy Program | Experimental | Other: Healthy Buddy ProgramThis intergenerational program targets Spanish speaking older adults who lack reliable and/or safe transportation and are managing at least one chronic illness. The program goal is to improve older adults' awareness of existing community resources, with an emphasis on transportation and health assets. Trained college students acted as facilitators for the program and helped older adults with relevant community resources. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 65 to 99 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Older adults age 65+
- Those who no longer drive
- Resident of Texas
- Those who manage at least one health condition (e.g., diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.)
- Spanish is primary language
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Those who do not have a capacity to answer the pre-screening questions due to their cognitive and physical limitations
- Hispanic individuals who can speak fluent English will be excluded because they may have a better understanding of existing resources and information written and serviced in English in the community.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy Buddy ProgramThe Healthy Buddy Program is a community-based initiative that pairs college students with transportation disadvantaged, community- dwelling older adults age 65 and older. The Spanish-language Healthy Buddy Program was developed to measure the transportation and health challenges of Hispanic/Latino older adults and determine the efficacy of the adapted HB program model. | Other | Health Buddy Program |
Primary outcome
Quality of life and well-being of older adults
Time frame: 4 weeks
The title of the scale is Brief Older People's Quality of Life questionnaire. It is the short, 13-item version of the original Older People's Quality of Life questionnaire. Each of the 13 items is scored Strongly agree=5, Agree=4, Neither=3, Disagree=2, Strongly disagree=1. The items are summed for a total score, so that higher scores represented higher quality of life. The score ranges from 13 to 65.
1 secondary outcome
Self-efficacy correlated to emotion, stress, and health complaints
Time frame: 4 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 18 Apr 2023.
- BackgroundSchwarzer, R., & Jerusalem, M. (1995). Generalized Self-Efficacy scale. In J. Weinman, S. Wright, & M. Johnston, Measures in health psychology: A user's portfolio. Causal and control beliefs (pp. 35-37). Windsor, UK: NFER-NELSON.
- Background: PubMed 22999305Bowling A, Hankins M, Windle G, Bilotta C, Grant R. A short measure of quality of life in older age: the performance of the brief Older People's Quality of Life questionnaire (OPQOL-brief). Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2013 Jan-Feb;56(1):181-7. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.08.012. Epub 2012 Sep 19.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
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The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Healthy Buddy Program in people with Lack of Resources and Lack of Mobility, run by The University of Texas at Arlington at 1 site 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 2 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 18 Apr 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site 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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
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?
Quality of life and well-being of older adults (time frame: 4 weeks). 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 NCT05812105, 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 18 Apr 2023.