Clinical trials: Social Robots
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
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
Cerebral Palsy (CP), Activities of Daily Living
NAO Robot in Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a non-progressive neurological disorder that affects movement and posture, often impairing upper extremity function and daily activity performance.
- Trial name
- NAO Robot (NCT07283211)
- Testing
- Occupational Therapy Intervention, NAO Robot-Assisted Occupational Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Medipol University
Development Language Disorder
Promoting Motivation and Linguage in Developmental Language Disorder Through Interaction With the Humanoid Social Robot
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a communication disorder that interferes with learning, understanding, and using language.
- Trial name
- NCT07426328
- Testing
- Nao assisted therapy, Standard therapeutic protocol
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
Alzheimer Disease
Socially Assistive Robots for Interaction With Older Adults With Dementia
A 12-month pilot study will be comprised of two groups of people diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's disease and related dementia for a total of 80 senior subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT04384978
- Testing
- Play Serious Games with a Social Robot (Ryan), Play Solitary Games Without a Social Robot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- DreamFace Technologies, LLC
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Social Robots and Board Games for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of combining social robot-assisted intervention with physical board games to improve socio-emotional skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT07775937
- Testing
- Social Robot-Assisted Board Game Intervention, Conventional Occupational Therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
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
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
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
Social Isolation
Use of a Social Assistance Robot in a Population of Children Subjected to Prolonged Isolation
During the period of isolation of the hospitalized child, contacts between the child and his family are impaired. Being away from home as well as from the social and family circle can be harmful for the hospitalized child.
- Trial name
- BUDDY-GUARD (NCT06405620)
- Testing
- Assistance robot
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Elderly People, Nursing Home Residents
Study of the Impact of a Social Robot on Unwanted Loneliness in Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the usefulness of social robots reducing unwanted loneliness in persons over 65 living in nursing homes.
- Conditions
- Elderly People, Nursing Home Residents, Loneliness, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- WITHPEPPER (NCT06344676)
- Testing
- Cognitive, Mobility, Social
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sara Domenech
Frailty at Older Adults
Social Robot Support for Healthcare Professionals
This study evaluates the effectiveness of integrated care pathway steps supported by social robots. Half of the participants will receive regular care, while for the other half a social robot dialogue will be included as part of…
- Trial name
- NCT03857789
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
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
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
Stress
Comparing the Stress-Reducing Effects of a Robotic Pet and a Weighted Toy
The goal of this trial is to learn whether interacting with a robotic pet (Paro) or holding a weighted sensory toy can reduce stress in healthy adults after an acute stressful experience.
- Trial name
- NCT06975007
- Testing
- Paro Robotic Companion Seal, Weighted Sensory Toy
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Auckland, New Zealand
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident
Robot-assisted Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb in Acute and Subacute Post-stroke Patients
The goal of this study is to determine if robot aided rehabilitation therapy can be equivalent to or more effective than conventional rehabilitation therapy at promoting functional recovery of the paretic upper limb in acute and…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, Upper Extremity Paresis
- Trial name
- NCT01102309
- Testing
- Robot therapy (NeReBot), Conventional therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Eremo Hospital, Arco