Study of the Impact of a Social Telepresence Robot on Social Isolation and Loneliness of the Elderly at Home

Elderly People Living at Home Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Study of the Impact of a Social Telepresence Robot on Social Isolation and Loneliness of the Elderly at Home

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04767100
• Other study ID #: 2020-A00381-38
• Status: Completed
• Start date: September 24, 2020
• Est. completion date: July 29, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: February 2023
• Source: Gérond'if
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The main purpose of this monocentric, prospective study is to measure the impact of the implementation of a robotic social telepresence tool, during three months at home, on the feeling of loneliness and social isolation of the elderly

Description:

This non-interventional and prospective study offers elderly people living at home the opportunity to host a social telepresence robot, for a period of three months, with the aim of maintaining a link with those around them and discovering activities offered by professionals (cooking, yoga, visiting virtual museum, etc.) via a networking platform.

This study consists of questionnaires and score calculations, assessing their feeling of loneliness and how they accept the robot in their home.

Subjects will be interviewed one week before the robot arrives at their home, at the start of the study (when the robot arrives).

The follow-up is carried out by a neuropsychologist at 6, 12 and 24 weeks of presence at home.

Data measuring loneliness and social isolation, memory, patient interaction with the robot, their quality of life as well as their emotions will be collected using questionnaires.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 56
• Est. completion date: July 29, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: July 8, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects aged at least 65 and living at home in Ile-de-France

• Having expressed his non-opposition to his participation in the study

• Agreeing to host a social telepresence robot at home

• Having an internet connection at home

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subject aged under 65 or not living at home in Ile-de-France

• Having expressed his opposition to his participation in the study

• With moderate / major cognitive impairment (Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) <20)

• Placed under tutorship / curatorship

• Whose housing surface is insufficient for reception and robot movements

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Elderly People Living at Home
• With an Internet Connection at Home

Intervention

Device:
• Social telepresence robot
Use of a social telepresence robot at home, during three months with the aim of reducing the feeling of loneliness and social isolation among the elderly.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Living Lab Department, Broca Hospital	Paris	Île-de-France

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Gérond'if

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Measuring subjective feelings of loneliness as well as feelings of social isolation according the UCLA Loneliness Scale		24 weeks
Primary	Measuring the perception of social support according Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support		24 weeks
Secondary	Measuring the perceived usability of the robot's software according the System Usability Scale		24 weeks
Secondary	Measuring technology acceptance according ALMERE questionnaire		12 weeks
Secondary	Assessment of the impact of health according 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12) scale		24 weeks
Secondary	Assessment of depressive state according Geriatric Depression Scale		24 weeks
Secondary	Assessment positive and negative affect according the Positive Affect Negative Affect Scale (PANAS)		24 weeks
Secondary	Assessment of the psycho-social impact of the device technology on the lives of users according The Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Devices Scales (PIADS)		12 weeks
Secondary	Measuring the dimensions of the telepresence according Telepresence Temple Presence Inventory (TPI)		12 weeks