The Impact of 'Digital Strolling' on Depression and Quality of Life of People With Severe Mobility Impairment
About this trial
This intervention aims to develop and test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a "Digital Strolling" intervention among people with SMI. The intervention group will receive a "D...
Included participants
What’s involved
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This study is a two-arm, pilot randomized controlled trial, which will be used to evaluate and compare the effects of the "Digital strolling" intervention and the passive observing control group. Twenty-four participants will be recruited from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Participants will be assigned to the "Digital Strolling" or control group. Participants in the "Digital Strolling" group will receive an arm swing virtual walking intervention, which consists of 20 minutes of virtual walking for 10 days and is conducted at home. Qualitative interviews with the "Digital Strolling" group will be conducted to understand their acceptability, usability, perceived strengths, and limitations of the intervention. While the one in the control group will receive 10 passive observing walking videos for 10 days.
Potential benefits
Main benefits
Mental health and psychosocial factors
Additional benefits
Arm/hand function
General health
Pain
Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.
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- Recruiting
- Trial start date
- 9 May 2025
- Organisation
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Trial recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Trial start date
- 9 May 2025
- Organisation
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
About this trial
Included participants
What’s involved
Potential benefits
Wings for Life supports SCITrialsFinder
Wings for Life has proudly initiated, led and funded the new version of the SCI Trials Finder website. Wings for Life aims to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. The not-for-profit foundation funds world-class scientific research and clinical trials around the globe.
Learn more