Clinical trial NCT04767100: Study of the Impact of a Social Telepresence Robot on Social Isolation and Loneliness of the Elderly at Home
Official title: Study of the Impact of a Social Telepresence Robot on Social Isolation and Loneliness of the Elderly at Home
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Elderly People Living at Home
With an Internet Connection at Home
Keywords: Elderly people
Living at home
Internet connection
Lead sponsor: Gérond'if
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-02-23
Enrollment: 56
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Elderly subjects living at home, volunteers, divided into 6 groups of 10 people. This represents a simultaneous implementation of 10 robots at home.

Brief summary: The main purpose of this monocentric, prospective study is to measure the impact of the implementation of a robotic social telepresence tool, during three months at home, on the feeling of loneliness and social isolation of the elderly

Detailed description: This non-interventional and prospective study offers elderly people living at home the opportunity to host a social telepresence robot, for a period of three months, with the aim of maintaining a link with those around them and discovering activities offered by professionals (cooking, yoga, visiting virtual museum, etc.) via a networking platform.

This study consists of questionnaires and score calculations, assessing their feeling of loneliness and how they accept the robot in their home.

Subjects will be interviewed one week before the robot arrives at their home, at the start of the study (when the robot arrives).

The follow-up is carried out by a neuropsychologist at 6, 12 and 24 weeks of presence at home.

Data measuring loneliness and social isolation, memory, patient interaction with the robot, their quality of life as well as their emotions will be collected using questionnaires.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Subjects aged at least 65 and living at home in Ile-de-France
* Having expressed his non-opposition to his participation in the study
* Agreeing to host a social telepresence robot at home
* Having an internet connection at home

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subject aged under 65 or not living at home in Ile-de-France
* Having expressed his opposition to his participation in the study
* With moderate / major cognitive impairment (Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) \<20)
* Placed under tutorship / curatorship
* Whose housing surface is insufficient for reception and robot movements

Primary outcomes:
measure: Measuring subjective feelings of loneliness as well as feelings of social isolation according the UCLA Loneliness Scale
timeFrame: 24 weeks
measure: Measuring the perception of social support according Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support
timeFrame: 24 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Measuring the perceived usability of the robot's software according the System Usability Scale
timeFrame: 24 weeks
measure: Measuring technology acceptance according ALMERE questionnaire
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Assessment of the impact of health according 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12) scale
timeFrame: 24 weeks
measure: Assessment of depressive state according Geriatric Depression Scale
timeFrame: 24 weeks
measure: Assessment positive and negative affect according the Positive Affect Negative Affect Scale (PANAS)
timeFrame: 24 weeks
measure: Assessment of the psycho-social impact of the device technology on the lives of users according The Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Devices Scales (PIADS)
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Measuring the dimensions of the telepresence according Telepresence Temple Presence Inventory (TPI)
timeFrame: 12 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Paris
country: France
facility: Living Lab Department, Broca Hospital
state: Île-de-France
Study officials:
affiliation: Living Lab Department, Broca Hospital
name: Anne-Sophie RIGAUD, MD PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References:
citation: Isabet B, Rigaud AS, Li W, Pino M. Telepresence Robot Intervention to Reduce Loneliness and Social Isolation in Older Adults Living at Home (Project DOMIROB): Protocol for a Clinical Nonrandomized Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Oct 31;11(10):e40528. doi: 10.2196/40528.