Evaluation of Social Robot Usability for Pediatric Patients and Carers

April 20, 2022 updated by: Samsung Medical Center

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

16

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

5 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

<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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Pediatric patients
<Intervention> The participants(Pediatric patients) mainly interact with the social robot which is controlled by the researcher behind the scene
Device: Social robot interaction
The participants interact with the social robot which is controlled by the researcher behind the scene (wizard of oz. method).
Experimental: Carers
<Intervention> The participants(Carers) interact with the social robot and watch how their child interact with the robot which is controlled by the researcher behind the scene
Device: Social robot interaction
The participants interact with the social robot which is controlled by the researcher behind the scene (wizard of oz. method).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Duration and time of robot communication with the participants
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Assessment of how long the duration and time of the communication between the participants ans robot is.
Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Number of conversations exchanged between the participant and the robot
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Assessment of the number of conversations exchanged between the participant and the robot
Through study completion, an average of 1 year
The amount of the incidence of participants' vocalization when interacting with the robot
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Assessment of the incidence of participants' vocalization when interacting with the robot.
Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
A qualitative study on user experience
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
A qualitative study on user experience using a in-depth interview
Through study completion, an average of 1 year
A quantitative study on the user experience
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
A quantitative study on the user experience using User Experience Questionnaire. The items have the form of a semantic differential, i.e. each item is represented by two terms with opposite meanings. The items are scaled from -3 to +3. Thus, -3 represents the most negative answer, 0 a neutral answer, and +3 the most positive answer.
Through study completion, an average of 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Samsung Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Meong Hi Son, Samsung Medical Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 2, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 31, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

January 31, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 16, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 4, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

August 6, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 27, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 20, 2022

Last Verified

July 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2021-05-085-006

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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