CompletedNot Applicable

Affordable Mobile Robots for the Elderly

United States53 participantsStarted 2014-07

Plain-language summary

This project develops and tests the use of service robots to track health of the elderly over time. The objectives are to develop a low-cost mobile manipulator capable of a limited set of elder- relevant manipulation tasks (e.g. picking up dropped items). The investigators will visualize and model the use of the service robot during deployments at an elder care facility. Feedback from focus groups with elders and clinicians will inform the necessary engineering innovation.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Elders, age 55 and older,who are members of Living Independently For Elders (LIFE) run by the University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing and their caregivers. * Elders at Kearsley or Mercy Douglas who are 62 years and older, in imminent risk of a nursing home placement, attends LIFE center daily (day program), able to have activities of daily living (ADL) needs met by caregivers, able to pay required rent for apartment, and able to function safely in community with other elders. * Savioke may conduct additional focus groups at The Forum at Rancho San Antonio a Continuing Care Retirement Community located in Silicon Valley. * Clinicians will be recruited from the clinical staff working at LIFE, Kearsley, and Mercy Douglas which consists of primary care physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners, licensed social workers, and physical and occupational therapists. * Caregivers will be recruited from the clinical staff working at LIFE, Kearsley, and Mercy Douglas which consists of certified nursing assistants (CNAs). Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to cognitively give consent * Unable to understand the study or refuse to comply with procedures

What they're measuring

Usability Scale for Deployment 1

Timeframe: 1 session, about 1 hour in length

Usability Scale for Deployment 2

Timeframe: 1 session, about 1 hour in length

Sociability Scale for Deployment 1

Timeframe: 1 session, about 1 hour in length

Sociability Scale for Deployment 2

Timeframe: 1 session, about 1 hour in length

Acceptability Scale for Deployment 1

Timeframe: 1 session, about 1 hour in length

Acceptability Scale for Deployment 2

Timeframe: 1 session, about 1 hour in length

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02807506

SponsorUniversity of Pennsylvania

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-06-30

Results submitted2022-11-16

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

Usability Scale for Deployment 1

Timeframe: 1 session, about 1 hour in length

Usability Scale for Deployment 2

Timeframe: 1 session, about 1 hour in length

Sociability Scale for Deployment 1

Timeframe: 1 session, about 1 hour in length

Sociability Scale for Deployment 2

Timeframe: 1 session, about 1 hour in length

Acceptability Scale for Deployment 1

Timeframe: 1 session, about 1 hour in length

Acceptability Scale for Deployment 2

Timeframe: 1 session, about 1 hour in length