Clinical trials: Social Robots
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Regulation
Effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Intervention and Sensory Integration Therapy in Enhancing Social-Emotional Skills in Children With Autism
This study is designed to evaluate and compare the impact of robot-assisted intervention using a smart robot (Kebbi Air) and traditional sensory integration therapy on improving social-emotional skills in children diagnosed with…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Regulation, Sensory Integration Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT06757673
- Testing
- Robot-Assisted Therapy using Kebbi Air, Sensory Integration Therapy
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Emotion Regulation, Self Harm
Purrble With LGBTQ+ Youth Who Have Self-harmful Thoughts
The primary aim of the proposed Randomised Control study is to investigate the effects of a socially assisted robot (i.e. Purrble) on emotional regulation difficulties (measured by DERS8) with young LGBTQ+ people who have…
- Trial name
- NCT06025942
- Testing
- Purrble intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Wound Care, Children Pain Management
Child's Interaction With a Social Robot During Dressing
The aim of this randomized controlled trial, consisting of 30 experimental and 30 control groups, was to examine the effect of a child's interaction with a social robot during wound dressing on their fear and pain.
- Conditions
- Wound Care, Children Pain Management, Distraction Methods, Distraction
- Trial name
- NCT07549191
- Testing
- Social Robot
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Pediatrics
Evaluation of Social Robot Usability for Pediatric Patients and Carers
This study is conducted for a mixed methods study. Subjects are 20 child patients and 20 their carers. First, Participants use and interact with a social robot. The robot is controlled by researcher with the wizard of oz. method.
- Trial name
- NCT04993599
- Testing
- Social robot interaction
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Interactive Mirroring Games wIth sOcial Robot (IOGIOCO) and Robotic System Adapted Into a Clinical Scale (RISCALE)
Background: The importance of early intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) has been widely demonstrated, and developmental trajectories in ASD highlight the importance of nonverbal communication, such as intransitive…
- Trial name
- RISCALE (NCT06855446)
- Testing
- Intervention with social robot NAO, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Procedural Pain, Procedural Fear
Social Robot Interaction on Fear and Pain Levels in Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of social robot interaction and digital game-based distraction in reducing fear and pain during venous blood sampling in children aged 4-12 years with chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT07632625
- Testing
- Social Robot, Digital Game
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
Emotion Regulation
Testing Self-regulation Effects of a 'Smart Toy'
The present experimental study aims to explore the effect of an interactive smart toy on children's stress modulation during a stressful experience compared to a non-interactive prototype.
- Trial name
- NCT03732989
- Testing
- Interactive toy prototype, Non-interactive toy prototype
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Emotional Skills Training with Social Robot
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that involves difficulties especially in the sphere of social interaction, social communication, and restricted and stereotyped behavior patterns.
- Trial name
- NCT06179953
- Testing
- NAO intervention, Traditional intervention
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica
Social Robots for Procedural Distress
Canada-UK AI Study
Children experience pain and distress in clinical settings every day. The negative consequences of unaddressed pain can be both short-term (e.g. fear, distress, inability to perform procedures) and long-term (e.g.
- Trial name
- Canada-UK AI (NCT06556329)
- Testing
- Robot (Intervention)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Pediatric Patients, Pediatric Patients in Hospital Settings
Impact of Conversational Approaches in Pediatric Social Robot-Mediated Interventions
This study examines how different robot dialogue systems (rule-based vs. large language model-based) and content types (emotional support vs.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Patients, Pediatric Patients in Hospital Settings, Hospitalized Children
- Trial name
- PRIA (NCT07389902)
- Testing
- Robot-Mediated Emotional Support Activity, Robot-Mediated Safety Education Activity
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Social Relations Training for Children With ASD
The following protocol was developed with the intention of significantly improving social skills by focusing on increasing relationship skills among children with ASD.
- Trial name
- NCT06278155
- Testing
- Social relation training with social robot, Traditional social relations training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Comparing Imitation and Stereotyped Behaviors in Autistic Children: Robots vs. Human Operators
Virtual QT is a social robot designed to interact with humans in social and educational contexts. Equipped with visual and vocal interfaces, the robot can recognize and respond to various human inputs, providing emotional support…
- Trial name
- NCT06144528
- Testing
- QT robot
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica