Clinical trial NCT04896333: Acceptability in Dialogues With the Robot EBO
Official title: Acceptability in Dialogues Between the Robot EBO and Older Adults
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Nervous System Diseases
Keywords: Nervous System Diseases
acceptability
Robot
Lead sponsor: University of Extremadura
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-05-21
Enrollment: 6
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The population of study will be patients with neurological disorders who receive rehabilitation treatment in socio-health centers in Extremadura (Spain).

Brief summary: This is a descriptive observational study (first results cross-sectional study, second results longitudinal study). The participants of the study will be exposed to a dialogue with the robot EBO. The user and the therapist's acceptability of the robot, the robot-user interaction during the conversation and the conversation parameters will be assessed.

Detailed description: This is a descriptive observational study (first results cross-sectional study, second results longitudinal study). The participants of the study will be exposed to a dialogue with the robot EBO. The user and the therapist's acceptability of the robot will be measure. Also the robot-user interaction during the conversation and the conversation parameters will be assessed. The assessements will be done at week 0 and at week 3. During weeks 1 and 2 the robot will be present in the therapeutic activities of the center.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Users of socio-health centers in Extremadura (Spain).
* Patients with neurological pathology diagnosed by a specialist doctor.
* Over 65 years of age
* Minimental State Examination with a score greater than or equal to 21 (mild-moderate cognitive impairment).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Severe cognitive impairment
* Language impairment that prevents the use of verbal communication.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Robot-user interaction during the conversation: Conversation topic that most motivates the user or with which the user most interacts with the robot measured by recording and viewing the conversation
timeFrame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention
measure: Robot-user interaction during the conversation: attempts to touch the robot by the patient measured by recording and viewing the conversation
timeFrame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention
measure: Robot-user interaction during the conversation: times the user asks the robot questions measured by recording and viewing the conversation
timeFrame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention
measure: Robot-user interaction during the conversation: emotions that the conversation provokes in the patient measured by recording and viewing the conversation
timeFrame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention
measure: Robot-user interaction during the conversation: number of total interactions measured by recording and viewing the conversation
timeFrame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention
measure: Conversation parameters: time of the dialogue measured by the robot's register
timeFrame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention
measure: Conversation parameters: speed of response measured by the robot's register
timeFrame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention
measure: Conversation parameters: eye contact and patient's attention measured by the robot's register
timeFrame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention
measure: Conversation parameters: repetition of questions measured by the robot's register
timeFrame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention
measure: User acceptability of the robot with the Technology Acceptance Model questionnaire
timeFrame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention
measure: User acceptability of the robot measures with an specific designed questionnaire
timeFrame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Cáceres
country: Spain
facility: University of Extremadura
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