Clinical trials: Social Robots
Rare Diseases
Using Social Robots in Children With Rare Diseases and Their Parents: A Feasibility Study
The goals of this clinical trial are to (a) evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a social robot intervention for providing family-based care for rare diseases families and (b) explore the effectiveness of the social…
- Trial name
- NCT06466109
- Testing
- social robot intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Quality of Hospital Entrance Reception, Social Robots
Hospitality Oriented Service Perception Evolution With Robots (HOSPER)
The HOSPER project aims to determine if using Pepper and NAO social robots at the IRCCS INRCA in Ancona's (Italy) entrance is a viable way to improve the current reception and guidance services for hospital visitors.
- Trial name
- HOSPER (NCT07002411)
- Testing
- Innovative hospital reception service with social robot NAO, Innovative hospital reception service with social robot PEPPER
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
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, 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
Healthy Adult, Chinese
Social Robots Empowering Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a social robot can effectively support digital-literacy learning among low-income Chinese immigrants, particularly in the context of using the MyChart health portal.
- Trial name
- NCT07707466
- Testing
- robot-guided curriculum, Video-guided curriumlum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Kidney Neoplasm
Clinical Trial Addressing the Best Surgical Approach for Partial Nephrectomy With Single Port Robotic System in the Management of Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma
This study aims to find out which surgical position is safer and works better for patients candidate to robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) - a minimally invasive procedure to remove a small kidney tumor while preserving…
- Trial name
- K3 (NCT07234409)
- Testing
- STANDARD FLANK APPROACH, Supine anterior retroperitoneal approach (SARA).
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Niguarda Hospital
Virtual Patient, Social Robots
AI-generated Feedback in Social Robotic Virtual Patients
The goal of this quasi-experimental educational study is to learn whether AI-generated post-consultation feedback in social robotic virtual patient interactions improves medical students' clinical performance in medical…
- Conditions
- Virtual Patient, Social Robots, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Large Language Model
- Trial name
- NCT07277829
- Testing
- AI post consultation feedback
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Ioannis Parodis
Parkinson Disease, Aging
SocIal ROBOTics for Active and Healthy Ageing
The study was designed to test the acceptability of the Si-Robotics system in a group of 20 subjects with Parkinson's Disease at an early stage, during a rehabilitation treatment based on Irish dancing.
- Trial name
- SI-ROBOTICS (NCT05005208)
- Testing
- rehabilitation program with the support of the technological platform SI-ROBOTICS
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
Loneliness, Mood
Effects of a Proactive Social Robot for Older Adults in Reducing Loneliness and Social Isolation
This project will to evaluate whether a proactive social robot (ElliQ) has an impact on reducing social isolation and loneliness in older adults who are living alone, while also promoting independence and aging in place.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Mood, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT03972787
- Testing
- Proactive social robot
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baycrest
Aging Problems, Caregiver
GUARDIAN: The Social Robot Companion to Support Homecare Nurses
The primary objective of this study is to verify the acceptability of the GUARDIAN system by the elderly, detected through the scale Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT).
- Trial name
- GUARDIAN (NCT05284292)
- Testing
- GUARDIAN platform
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy, Netherlands and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
Frailty
Development of a Frailty Risk Prediction Model and Preliminary Evaluation of a Risk-stratified Social Robot-assisted Intervention in Middle-aged and Older Spousal Caregivers
Background With population ageing accelerating worldwide, long-term care needs are rising, and family caregivers have become an essential yet often under-recognised component of care systems.
- Trial name
- NCT07740031
- Testing
- Virtual social robot-assisted intervention, Wait-list control group
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Aging, Dementia
Exploring Use of Companion Robot Pets for Older Adults in Care Homes
This study will assess the use and impact of the affordable 'Joy for All' robot pets for older people with and without dementia living in the care homes in South West England.
- Conditions
- Aging, Dementia, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Wellbeing
- Trial name
- NCT04168463
- Testing
- Two Joy for All robots (one cat and one dog)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Plymouth
School Attendance, Academic Level
SchoolCare: A Social Intervention Introducing Telepresence Robots and School Navigation to Reduce School Fragmentation for Children Undergoing Cancer Treatment
Advances in pediatric cancer treatment have led to significant improvements in survival rates, where 5-year survival now exceeds 85%.
- Conditions
- School Attendance, Academic Level, Childhood Cancer Survivors, Social Well-being
- Trial name
- SchoolCare (NCT07398677)
- Testing
- Telepresence robot, School Navigator, Teleteaching and technical support
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
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
Child, Only
Robot Therapy in Pediatric Emergency
The investigators are evaluating if the use of humanoid robots is an optimal distraction strategy in order to produce positive emotional states and facilitate the diagnosis and to reduce treatment time in pediatric age in…
- Trial name
- NCT04627909
- Testing
- Robot, Medical Personnel, Caregiver
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- University of L'Aquila
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
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
Anxiety, Emotion Regulation
Randomised Control Trial of an Intervention to Promote Emotion Regulation Strategies in University Students
The primary aim of the proposed Randomised Control study is to investigate the effects of a socially assisted robot (i.e. Purrble) and a bespoke Single Session Intervention (SSI) on students' anxiety (measured by GAD7) over the…
- Trial name
- NCT05376735
- Testing
- Purrble intervention, Single Session Intervention
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Pediatric Cancer, Psychology, Child
Usability and Utility of Mindfulness-based Life Management Social Robots for Children and Adolescents in the Long-term Treatment
The purpose of this study is to apply social robot-based mindfulness-based life management content to pediatric and adolescent patients in the long-term disease treatment process and to assess usability and effectiveness of the…
- Trial name
- NCT06763042
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based Life Management Social Robots
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center