Dodge 2018.
Study name | Internet‐Based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial (I‐CONNECT study) |
Methods | RCT |
Participants | Socially isolated participants aged 80 and older (Lubben's Social Network Scale Y 12 and other criteria) will be recruited from a local Meals on Wheels programme in Portland, Oregon, and Detroit, Michigan, the latter targeting African American participants Note: website states participants aged 75 and older |
Interventions |
Intervention: face‐to‐face communications with trained interviewers using an Internet‐enabled link to a study‐dedicated home computer will be conducted 4 times per week for 6 months and twice per week for additional 6 months Control: brief weekly phone calls |
Outcomes | Medication adherence monitored by an electronic pillbox (MedTracker), cognitive function in memory and executive domains |
Starting date | Start: 2018. Results expected: 2023 |
Contact information | Dr. Hiroko Dodge (email: dodgeh@ohsu.edu) |
Notes | Two conference abstracts. Website: https://www.i-conect.org/ Investigator contacted ‐ results available 2023 |