Clinical trial NCT06999421: The Impact of Robot-assisted Digital Education on Prenatal Women's Health Literacy
Official title: The Impact of Robot-assisted Digital Education on Prenatal Women's Health Literacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Lead sponsor: Taipei Medical University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-05-31
Enrollment: 80
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 21
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Two-arm parallel group design: one experimental (robot-assisted) and one control (tablet-based video)
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of a robot-assisted digital education program for pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The intervention aims to reduce anxiety, improve health literacy, and increase satisfaction and acceptance of digital health technologies. Participants are randomly assigned to either a robot-assisted education group or a conventional tablet-based video education group. Outcome measures include anxiety scores, health literacy scores, and educational satisfaction.

Detailed description: This study implemented a robot-assisted digital education method for teaching about gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) that was intended to reduce anxiety and encourage healthy behaviors among pregnant women. A randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the intervention, where 66 pregnant women from a single hospital were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n = 32) or the control group (n = 34). The experimental group received health education about GDM using a robot, while the control group received the same health education through video presentations on a tablet. The results showed that the implemented robot-assisted digital education method not only reduced anxiety levels among pregnant women, but also influences their health education satisfaction, health literacy, and acceptance of technology. In the global information age, this study can serve as a reference for educators and researchers at medical institutions interested in tracking long-term health education through technological tools.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant women aged ≥21 years
* Diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
* Normal first prenatal ultrasound
* Taiwanese nationality
* Provided informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Non-Taiwanese nationality
* Chronic disease history
* Cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorder
* Declined participation

Primary outcomes:
measure: Anxiety Level
timeFrame: Immediately post-intervention
measure: Health Literacy
timeFrame: Immediately post-intervention
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Health education Satisfaction
timeFrame: Immediately post-intervention
measure: Technology Acceptance
timeFrame: Immediately post-intervention
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Taipei
country: Taiwan
facility: Nursing Department
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