Clinical trial NCT04993599: Evaluation of Social Robot Usability for Pediatric Patients and Carers
Official title: Evaluation of Social Robot Usability for Pediatric Patients and Carers
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pediatrics
Keywords: Pediatrics
Lead sponsor: Samsung Medical Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-08-06
Enrollment: 16
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 5
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: This study is conducted for a mixed methods study. Subjects are 20 child patients and 20 their carers. First, Participants use and interact with a social robot. The robot is controlled by researcher with the wizard of oz. method. The interaction is video-recorded for the later analysis of the child's engagement through amount of his vocalization and sentences. After using social robot, a survey and an in-depth interview will be done.

This study investigates the usability, satisfaction, emotion, and other dimensions of social robots of pediatric patients and carers and evaluate the degree of interaction with them with the recording data, survey and in-depth interview. This study is a basis for using social robots to pediatric patients in the hospital environments.

Detailed description: This study is conducted for a mixed methods study. Subjects are 20 child patients and 20 their carers. First, Participants use and interact with a social robot. The robot is controlled by researcher with the wizard of oz. method. And another researcher observes the participants-robot interaction. The interaction is video-recorded for the later analysis of the child's engagement through amount of his vocalization and sentences. After using social robot, a survey and an in-depth interview will be done.

This study investigates the usability, satisfaction, emotion, and other dimensions of social robots of pediatric patients and carers and evaluate the degree of interaction with them with the recording data, survey and in-depth interview. This study is a basis for using social robots to pediatric patients in the hospital environments.

Eligibility criteria: \<Pediatric patients\>

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients visiting Samsung Medical Center (Age 5\~12)
* A person who voluntarily agrees to participate in the study
* Patients who are able to agree with a consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Those who disagree with the study
* Patients and carers who find it difficult to interact with the robot

\<Carers\>

Inclusion Criteria:

* Caregivers of the patient participant
* Adults over 19 years of age
* A person who voluntarily agrees to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Those who disagree with the study
* Patients and carers who find it difficult to interact with the robot

Primary outcomes:
measure: Duration and time of robot communication with the participants
timeFrame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
measure: Number of conversations exchanged between the participant and the robot
timeFrame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
measure: The amount of the incidence of participants' vocalization when interacting with the robot
timeFrame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: A qualitative study on user experience
timeFrame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
measure: A quantitative study on the user experience
timeFrame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Seoul
country: Korea, Republic of
facility: Samsung Medical Centre
Study officials:
affiliation: Samsung Medical Center
name: Meong Hi Son
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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