Status:
WITHDRAWN
Humanoid Robot vs Treatment as Usual for Loneliness
Lead Sponsor:
Lady Davis Institute
Conditions:
Loneliness
Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators are aiming to compare the effects of a humanoid robot intervention to treatment as usual, on loneliness and mental health outcomes in older adults living in long-term care, through a...
Detailed Description
Seventy-four (n=74) older adults experiencing loneliness in 3 long-term care homes will be randomized 1:1 to an 8-week, twice a week social intervention with the Grace humanoid robot vs. a treatment a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- living in a LTC home setting in Montreal
- cognitively healthy, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia (MMSE score of \>20/clinical opinion of LTC homes staff members)
- able to provide consent
- loneliness UCLA-3 score of ≥ 6 or more (moderate-severe loneliness).
Exclusion
- do not speak English
- inability to provide consent
- moderate to severe dementia (MMSE score \<18/diagnosis of moderate-severe dementia/clinical opinion of LTC homes staff members)
- significant hearing loss
- acutely unstable medical illnesses, including delirium, acute cerebrovascular/cardiovascular events within the last 6 months; having a terminal medical diagnosis with prognosis of less than 12 months
- high suicide risk (e.g. active suicidal ideation and/or current/recent intent or plan).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05423899
Start Date
September 1 2022
End Date
March 30 2023
Last Update
April 16 2025
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