Recruiting

Sensing Technologies

Sponsor:

University of Pittsburgh

Code:

NCT07585864

Conditions

Cognitive Ability General

Functional Abilities

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

The instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) refer to complex daily activities required for adult independence, such as preparing a meal or taking medications. This study will assess the efficacy of sensing technologies (smartwatch, computer vision, eye tracking) for recognizing IADL activities in naturalistic settings and score performance relative to ratings from occupational therapists. If successful in assessing the efficiency of IADL, the sensing technologies will be a valuable addition to geriatric assessment.

Conditions

Cognitive Ability General

Functional Abilities

Study ID

NCT07585864

Start date

Jul 30, 2026

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Jun, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participant in University of Pittsburgh Pepper Center research registry
2. Age 75+
3. Female
4. Residing in community
5. Meets criteria for normal cognition or mild cognitive impairment on telephone screening (Memory Impairment Screen >= 5)
6. Daily, independent performance of cooking and light cleaning tasks

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Inability to provide informed consent
2. Meets criteria for possible dementia (Memory Impairment Screen <= 4)
3. Reports difficulty with activities of daily living (dressing, feeding oneself, using toilet, bathing)
4. Uses mobility assistance device for indoor ambulation
5. Medical conditions that may interfere with participation (e.g., severe untreated psychiatric disorders, unstable cardiovascular conditions, Parkinson's disease)
6. Current participation in other interventional studies or clinical trials.

Study Design

Enrollment

20 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Older adults with normal cognition

Memory Impairment Screen >= 5 and MOCA >= 26

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment

Memory Impairment Screen >= 5 and MOCA < 26

Primary outcome measure

  • Efficiency of IADL Performance [ Time Frame: 15-minute telephone screening, 90-minute in-person assessment ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Andrea L Rosso, PhD

412-383-1066alr143@pitt.edu

Locations

University of Pittsburgh

Recruiting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15261

Contacts

Andrea L Rosso, PhD

4123831066alr143@pitt.edu

Principal Investigator:

Steven M. Albert, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Last update posted

Aug 11, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • Occupational therapy
  • machine learning
  • accelerometry
  • computer vision

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Pittsburgh on 2026-08-11.