To assess the effectiveness of Socially Assistive Robot (SAR) interventions involving one specific SAR, the Paro system.
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Brief title
Condition
- Dementia and amnestic conditions
Synonym
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
The primary objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of Paro on
individually (per subject) and short-term (during and after treatment) defined
goals.
The goals can be categorized into two main groups:
1. For therapeutic purposes, involving psychological functioning, psychosocial
well-being, social behavior and reactivation.
2. To facilitate daily care activities.
During each of the 4 periods (A, B, A, B) the behavior of the participants is
measured 5 times by a Goal Attainment Scale i.e. the IPPA-score (Individually
Prioritized Problems Assessment).
Secondary outcome
1. Psychological and psychosocial functioning during treatment (facilitating
daily care activities).
The psychological and psychosocial functioning of the participant is measured
based on a mood scale. The frequency of the measurements is equal to the
measurements of the primary objective.
2. Experienced practical issues by care providers: semi structured
questionnaires.
During the interventions (i.e. periods A en B) a questionnaire will be
conducted with the involved care providers, per participant, by the observer or
the investigator(s), at the end of each period. Resulting in 4 questionnaires
per participant
Background summary
The ongoing development of robotics on the one hand and, on the other hand, the
foreseen relative
growth in number of elderly individuals suffering from dementia, raises the
question of which contribution
robotics could have to rationalize and maintain, or even improve the quality of
care.
Robotic applications supporting social behavior are a recent development. The
domain of socially assistive robotics and in particular the study
of their effects in elderly care has not been studied comprehensively,
resulting in a lack of insight into the evidence for the added value of these
systems in supporting care provision in practice.
Paro was selected for this purpose because it is the only system with the
European CE mark, guaranteeing basic technical
robustness, reliability and intrinsic safety.
Moreover, the large number of publications from the Paro developing team on
application and effects support the potential of
Paro.
Two interventions involving Paro are developed in conjunction with four Dutch
care providing organizations.
Research is required to scientifically investigate the effects of interventions
featuring socially assistive robotics within real
elderly care settings.
Study objective
To assess the effectiveness of Socially Assistive Robot (SAR) interventions
involving one specific SAR, the Paro system.
Study design
This intervention study will be conducted in the form of a quasi-experimental
time series trial with within-subject comparison.
Due to the nature of the intervention, blinding is not feasible.
Due to the individual goals and effects of the interventions, randomization and
a control group are also not suitable.
The study has an A-B-A-B design.
Each period has a duration of 1 month.
During period A treatment is as usual.
In period B the Paro-interventions are applied, 5 times per participant.
Given the subjective nature of observations, each participant is paired with
one care provider during an A-B session in order to obtain comparable results.
Intervention
Participants will receive Paro involved interventions in their daily
living/activities, over two periods of one month, as described in the
intervention-protocol.
Involved care givers receive an instruction and training course prior to the
start of the study.
Paro will be presented to the participant for the duration of the intervention
(15 min).
With this interaction, individual goals are pursued, these goals are set during
inclusion by the MDO team.
Study burden and risks
n.a.
nieuw eyckholt 300
6419 DJ Heerlen
NL
nieuw eyckholt 300
6419 DJ Heerlen
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
1. Dementia
2. Undesirable psychological / psychosocial unrest or mood
3. Experienced difficulties in provision of daily care
Exclusion criteria
1. No written consent
2. Medical (somatic or psychiatric) objections against participation formulated by the Multidisciplinary team (MDO).
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register
No registrations found.
In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL40271.096.12 |