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An AI Robot-assisted Tailored Activity Programme for Improving the Physical Inactivity of People With Dementia and Their Informal Caregivers
Led by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Updated on 2025-12-18
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating a robot-assisted tailored activity programme designed to improve physical inactivity in people with dementia and their informal caregivers. This pilot randomized controlled trial aims to test the feasibility and early effects of this programme on physical activity levels, self-confidence in physical activity, quality of life, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and psychological well-being. The study is conducted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and focuses on mild to moderate dementia cases and their caregiving partners. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups. The intervention group will receive a 12-week robot-assisted tailored activity programme, while the control group will continue with usual care provided by community centers. The tailored programme is designed specifically to address the needs of both the person with dementia and their caregiver, encouraging physical engagement and activity over the course of the study. Throughout the study, researchers will assess participants at the start and immediately after the 12-week period. They will measure changes in physical activity, self-efficacy related to physical activity, quality of life for both members of the caregiving dyad, neuropsychiatric symptoms in the person with dementia, and overall psychological well-being. The trial will also monitor the feasibility of implementing this robot-assisted programme. Participant involvement includes regular assessments and adherence to their assigned care pathway during the study period.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
A Robot-assisted Tailored Activity Programme for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- People with dementia who have mild to moderate dementia with a mini-mental state examination score higher than 10
- People with dementia who can walk independently
- People with dementia who are physically inactive as categorized by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire
- People with dementia free from other medical or functional conditions limiting physical activity
- Primary informal caregivers who live with the person with dementia
- Caregivers who have provided care for more than six months
- Caregivers who do not plan to send the care recipient to nursing homes in the next six months
- Caregivers who are physically inactive
- Caregivers who use a smartphone
You will not qualify if you...
- People with dementia who have a high risk of falling (Berg Balance Scale less than 45)
- People with dementia not suitable for physical activity as recommended by their primary care physician
- People with dementia currently involved in another interventional study involving physical exercise
- People with dementia who had acute hospitalization more than three times in the past year
- Caregivers with unstable physical or mental conditions
- Caregivers who cannot communicate logically
- Caregivers not suitable for physical activity as recommended by a primary care physician
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 12 weeks
Participants in the intervention group receive a 12-week robot-assisted tailored activity programme, while those in the control group receive usual care provided by community centers.
Baseline and immediate post-intervention assessments
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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