Friendi.fi Corporation
The aging of the U.S. population, combined with health care workforce shortages and insufficient access to effective fall prevention and exercise programs, has contributed to a high burden of fall-related injuries in older adults, especially in those with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), a precursor of Alzheimer's dementia (AD) and related dementias (ADRD). There is an urgent need for scalable, evidence-based interventions that can be delivered efficiently in the home setting. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and impact of a comprehensive digital fall prevention program (Digital STEADI) delivered through a technology platform with two conversational agents that leverage generative artificial intelligence (gen-AI) with human oversight to increase program access, enhance adherence to clinical fall prevention protocols and best practices, and reduce fall risk among community-dwelling older adults.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths \& Injuries (STEADI) Initiative integrates fall risk screening, assessment, and intervention according to established clinical guidelines from the American and British Geriatrics Societies. Although STEADI is a proven multifactorial intervention, traditional dissemination models relying on in-person visits, paper-based materials, and intensive human monitoring and care coordination present significant barriers to widespread implementation for impact at the population level. The sponsor in collaboration w…
Inclusion Criteria: * Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score between 26 and 30 * Able to walk independently with or without an assistive device. * Able to rise independently from a standard desk or dining room chair without arms. * Live independently in a non-institutional or senior community setting. * Able to speak, hear and understand English * Have 20/40 vision from 10 ft with or without correction (e.g., glasses) * Willing to participate in the requirements of the research program. * Able to meet in a physical study location on Emory campus. * Screen positive for fall risk per the St…
STEADI fall risk screening, monitoring and exercise program delivered and coordinated via tablet-based avatar.
STEADI fall risk screening, monitoring, and exercise program delivered and coordinated via paper and pencil and humans.
STEADI fall risk screening, monitoring and exercise program delivered and coordinated via SMS chat.
Receiving CDC Healthy Living content unrelated to fall prevention plus usual geriatric care.
Arctuva estimate
Verify or correct the compensation shown for this listing.