CompletedNot Applicable

Caregivers Training Using Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality

Spain168 participantsStarted 2024-01-15

Plain-language summary

What the investigators propose. The use of disruptive digital technologies for their potential to improve caregivers training, ensure the adequacy of care and achieve a greater quality of life for recipients; increase the efficiency of interventions to support caregivers, quickly reaching a greater number of people; democratize access to adequate care; dignify the lives of people working in this sector, mostly women; develop a new sector of the economy by promoting the modernization and technification of the sector. The project seeks to place people at the center of interventions while respecting their digital rights. The investigators identify as disruptive technologies those based on recent innovations (such as virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence AI) with a high capacity to evolve rapidly, adapting to very different needs and sectors, and a high capacity to generate new business models. These emerging technologies open up new opportunities to improve the well-being of dependent people, provide new skills (including soft ones) to caregivers and would be also useful against gender stereotypes in the caregiving sector.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years – 65 Years

Sex

ALL

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Study participants are qualified or unqualified caregivers who oversee patients in one of two groups: 1) multi-pathological, polymedicated, dependent, and 2) devices and catheters (oncological, ostomy, etc.). To facilitate recruitment, each centre will be provided with templates adjusted to the participants and arms to which they are committed. The inclusion criteria for each group are detailed below. Inclusion criteria for carers of multi-pathological, polymedicated and dependent patients * Qualified or unqualified carers caring for multi-pathological patients (coexistence of two or more chronic conditions lasting one year or more, requiring continuous medical assistance or limiting daily activities), polymedicated (simultaneous daily treatment of 5 or more drugs) and Barthel equal or lower than 55. * Carers who are in charge of this person for at least 6 months of the year. * Residence in C. Valenciana, Andalusia, R. de Murcia, C. Madrid and Catalonia (in the home of the patient or relative). Inclusion criteria for caregivers of patients with devices and catheters * Qualified or unqualified caregivers in charge of patients with a fixed catheter who require care from another person. * Carers who are in charge of that person for at least 6 months of the year. * Residence in C. Valenciana, Andalucía, R. de Murcia, C. Madrid and Cataluña (in the patient's or relative's home). Exclusion criteria The exclusion criteria are common to both groups of carers: * Caregivers of p…

Questions worth asking your doctor

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.

What they're measuring

Change in number of caring errors and medication errors

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05885334

SponsorFundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-05-31

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