engAGE: Managing cognitivE decliNe throuGh Theatre Therapy, Artificial Intelligence and Social Robots drivEn Interventions — engAGE  

Mild Cognitive Impairment Clinical Trial

Official title: engAGE: Managing cognitivE decliNe throuGh Theatre Therapy, Artificial Intelligence and Social Robots drivEn Interventions

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The objectives of the engAGE project are to counteract and slow down cognitive decline progression, to enhance the intrinsic capacity of the users, and to support the wellbeing of older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) by providing an ecosystem of services based on an innovative system that integrates social robots.

Clinical Trial Description

The study is focused on older people with mild cognitive impairment, aiming to improve their quality of life and well-being, allowing them to preserve their identity, to reduce stress, memory loss, or communication challenges by the use of the technological engAGE system that includes the social robot Pepper. The social robot can be a great tool in engaging older adults in this kind of activities. It is always available and able to provide verbal clues or suggestions according to older adult's wishes, needs and memories. Moreover, the social robots may coach the older adults to perform daily activities with greater independence (i.e. coaching stepwise prompting to complete activities in-home) and support to caregivers as well.

Since caring for people with mild cognitive impairment puts a significant burden on informal caregivers, having the support of a technological platform can reduce anxiety, worries, and stress. The caregivers can personalize the content of interventions to the wishes and preferences of the older adults. Together with the older adults, they can be involved with the robot in joyful and fun activities like drama playing, storytelling, etc.

The formal caregivers who need to keep track of older adult progress which is a difficult and time-consuming process due to the lack of objective monitoring of cognitive decline and wellbeing may get valuable support from the cognitive assessment procedure implemented by the machine learning algorithm. Also, the social robot and tablet may facilitate the follow-up of older adults through reminders and cognitive interventions. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cognitive Dysfunction
• Mild Cognitive Impairment
• Older Adults

• NCT number: NCT06302686
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
• Contact: Anna Rita Bonfigli
• Phone: 0718003719
• Email: a.bonfigli@inrca.it
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 9, 2023
• Completion date: June 24, 2024