Survey on communication between humans and robots for children

JRCT ID: jRCT1030220228

Registered date:30/07/2022

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Mental disorder or functional disorder
• Date of first enrollment: 30/07/2022
• Target sample size: 50
• Study type: Observational

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome

1. The Scale of Expectancy for Social Support: SESS
2. Questions to ask about social support for mood

Secondary Outcome

1. Severity of the child's anxiety symptoms(Spence Children's Anxiety Scale: SCAS): filled in by the child
2. Severity of the child's depressive symptoms(Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children: DSRS-C): filled in by the child
3. Autism spectrum quotient(Autism spectrum Quotient: AQ): filled in by the caregiver
4. Understanding of the child's behavioral and emotional problems(Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire: SD-Q): filled in by the caregiver
5. Severity of the child's anxiety symptoms(Spence Children's Anxiety Scale for Parents: SCAS-P): filled in by the caregiver
6. Severity of the child's depressive symptoms (Depression Self-Rating Scale for Parent : DSRS-P): filled in by the caregiver
7. Children's attitudes toward robots: filled in by the caregiver

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 8age old
• Age maximum: <= 15age old
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

1. The child must be between the third grade of elementary school and the third grade of junior high school at the time of the survey.
2. Both the child and the caregiver understand the purpose and content of the study and have given written consent to participate in the study of their own free will.

Exclude criteria

1. The child has significant suicidal ideation.
2. The child has problematic behavior that would interfere with his/her ability to cooperate in the study.
3. The child's caregiver has a physical illness, mental illness, or cognitive dysfunction that makes it difficult to support the child.
4. The child for whom Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigators are determined to be inappropriate as a participant of this study.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Nakajima Shun
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Ministry of education,Cabinet Office