The pilot study to verify the usefulness of communication robots for elderly patients with psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases, including dementia

UMIN ID: UMIN000056922

Registered date:04/02/2025

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Pending
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Mild cognitive impairment, dementia, depression, Parkinson's disease
• Date of first enrollment: 2025/02/26
• Target sample size: 60
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

The intervention group will be provided with a communication robot for one week (once a day, for 30 minutes each, for five weekdays) during inpatient treatment for the underlying disease.
The control group will not be provided with a communication robot and will only receive inpatient treatment for the underlying disease.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Anxiety after 1 week of use
• Secondary Outcome: Depression and satisfaction with the application after 1 week of use

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 65years-old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: Patients with moderate or higher dementia (2 or more on the CDR), severe depression (19 or more on the HAM-D), or inability to take fall prevention actions will be excluded.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry