Clinical trial NCT06520033: Robotics as a Useful Tool to Improve the Hydration of the Elderly
Official title: Robotics as a Useful Tool to Improve the Hydration of the Elderly
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dehydration
Daily Fluid Intake
Urinary Infections
Keywords: dehydration
aged
nursing homes
robotics
fluid intake
Lead sponsor: Universitat de Lleida
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (Catalonia, Spain)
name: Hospital Universitari Santa Maria (Lleida, Spain)
First posted: 2024-07-25
Enrollment: 57
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a hydration educational program executed through a robot in comparison with the usual hydration program in terms of fluid intake and general health status of the residents. The main question to be answered is whether the use of robotics through a humanoid robot increases the hydration of institutionalized older people.

Participants:

* The intervention group will receive a hydration plan executed by the robot and the control group will receive the center\&#39;s usual hydration plan.
* Healthcare personnel will receive reminders from the robot to record fluid intake through it. In the control group, health personnel will perform the fluid intake record in paper format and at the end of the shift, as usual.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age equal to or greater than 65 years.

No exclusion criteria have been established.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Daily fluid intake
timeFrame: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 8 weeks
measure: Urine color
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Serum osmolarity
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Blood Urea Nitrogen
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Number of urinary infections
timeFrame: 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Dry Skin
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Cognitive status
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Cognitive status
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Risk of falls
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Illnesses
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Pharmacological treatment
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Efficacy and safety of swallowing
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Nutritional status
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Risk of pressure ulcers
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Functional status
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Hospital admissions
timeFrame: 8 weeks
Other outcomes:
measure: Education level
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Birthdate
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Marital status
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Date of institutionalization
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Sex
timeFrame: Baseline
Locations:
city: Lleida
country: Spain
facility: Residència i Centre de Dia per a Gent Gran Balàfia II
Study officials:
References:
citation: Botigue T, Miranda J, Escobar-Bravo MA, Lavedan A, Roca J, Masot O. [Analysis of dehydration in older people in a nursing home in Spain: prevalence and associated factors]. Nutr Hosp. 2021 Apr 19;38(2):252-259. doi: 10.20960/nh.03260. Spanish.
citation: Masot O, Miranda J, Santamaria AL, Paraiso Pueyo E, Pascual A, Botigue T. Fluid Intake Recommendation Considering the Physiological Adaptations of Adults Over 65 Years: A Critical Review. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 4;12(11):3383. doi: 10.3390/nu12113383.
citation: Botigue T, Masot O, Miranda J, Nuin C, Viladrosa M, Lavedan A, Zwakhalen S. Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Low Fluid Intake in Institutionalized Older Residents. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019 Mar;20(3):317-322. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.08.011. Epub 2018 Oct 15.
citation: Masot O, Iglesias Millan A, Nuin C, Miranda J, Lavedan A, Botigue T. [How to improve hydration and fluid intake in institutionalized older people? A scientific literature review]. Nutr Hosp. 2018 Dec 3;35(6):1441-1449. doi: 10.20960/nh.1885. Spanish.
citation: Masot O, Lavedan A, Nuin C, Escobar-Bravo MA, Miranda J, Botigue T. Risk factors associated with dehydration in older people living in nursing homes: Scoping review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2018 Jun;82:90-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.03.020. Epub 2018 Mar 27.