Study of the Impact of a Social Telepresence Robot on Social Isolation and Loneliness of the Elderly at Home (DOMIROB)

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

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Elderly People Living at Home; With an Internet Connection at Home
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Social telepresence robot

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.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 60

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Isabelle Dufour; Phone Number: +33 (0)185781010; Email: isabelle.dufour@gerondif.org
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Adrien Besseiche; Phone Number: +33 (0)185781010; Email: adrien.besseiche@gerondif.org

Study Locations

• France
  • Île-de-France
    • Paris, Île-de-France, France, 75013
      • Recruiting
      • Living Lab Department, Broca Hospital
      • Contact: Anne-Sophie RIGAUD, MD PhD; Phone Number: +33(0)144083517.; Email: anne-sophie.rigaud@aphp.fr

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years and older (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• 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.

Description

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Measuring subjective feelings of loneliness as well as feelings of social isolation according the UCLA Loneliness Scale	24 weeks
Measuring the perception of social support according Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support	24 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Measuring the perceived usability of the robot's software according the System Usability Scale	24 weeks
Measuring technology acceptance according ALMERE questionnaire	12 weeks
Assessment of the impact of health according 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12) scale	24 weeks
Assessment of depressive state according Geriatric Depression Scale	24 weeks
Assessment positive and negative affect according the Positive Affect Negative Affect Scale (PANAS)	24 weeks
Assessment of the psycho-social impact of the device technology on the lives of users according The Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Devices Scales (PIADS)	12 weeks
Measuring the dimensions of the telepresence according Telepresence Temple Presence Inventory (TPI)	12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Gérond'if
• Investigators: Study Chair: Anne-Sophie RIGAUD, MD PhD, Living Lab Department, Broca Hospital

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• 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.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 24, 2020
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2021
• Study Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 19, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 19, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): February 23, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 23, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 19, 2021
• Last Verified: February 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Elderly people; Living at home; Internet connection
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2020-A00381-38

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No