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- Clinical Trial NCT05178992
Use of Socially Assistive Robots for Long Term Care Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment and Apathy
February 15, 2024 updated by: Nilanjan Sarkar, Vanderbilt University
Impact of a Novel Socially Assistive Robotic Architecture on Engaging Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia in Long Term Care Settings
The objective of this study is to demonstrate the impact of a socially assistive robot system on reducing apathy among cognitively impaired older adults residing in long term care facilities.
Earlier phases of this project demonstrated the feasibility and acceptability of the robotic system.
First, investigators will improve the social robotic interaction architecture through additional software development, enhance its versatility, and make it easy for non-experts to run.
Second, 188 participants will be randomized to either usual activity programs at the long term care facility, or the usual activity programs plus the robotic activities.
Researchers will examine the effect on apathy and also plan on examining underlying individual and facility factors that influence the impact of the robotic activities.
Study Overview
Status
Recruiting
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Estimated)
200
Phase
- Phase 2
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Contact
- Name: Kelley Colopietro, BS
- Phone Number: 4436176792
- Email: kelley.j.colopietro@vanderbilt.edu
Study Locations
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Tennessee
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37212-2010
- Recruiting
- Vanderbilt University
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Contact:
- Nilanjan Sarkar, PhD
- Phone Number: 615-403-7440
- Email: nilanjan.sarkar@vanderbilt.edu
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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
65 years and older (Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Residing >3 months in long term care facility
- Evidence of mild cognitive impairment (SAGE score 15-16), mild dementia (SAGE score <15, AD8<2, DSRD<19), or moderate dementia (SAGE <15, AD8>1, DSRD 19-36)
- Symptoms of apathy (Score 30+ on AES-C)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe cognitive impairment
- Physically unable to participate
- Unable to provide assent
- Uncorrected vision or hearing
- Never spoke English
- Unable to sit comfortably in chair
- Acutely ill, terminally ill or unresponsive
- Unable to be moved to activity location
- Aggressive or combative
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: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Socially Assistive Robot Activity
Participants will attend two sessions per week and interact with the robot.
Four weeks with a humanoid robot and four weeks with a dog robot.
Participants can continue to join other activities held within the facility.
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Participants will attend two weekly sessions with robot activities.
Each session will last 30 minutes.
Participants will attend robot sessions for 8 weeks.
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Active Comparator: Usual Activity Program
Participants will attend at least two sessions per week at activities held within the facility.
They will not be exposed to the robot activities.
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Participants will attend two weekly sessions with robot activities.
Each session will last 30 minutes.
Participants will attend robot sessions for 8 weeks.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Apathy
Time Frame: Baseline to Week 8
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Apathy Evaluation Scale - Clinician (AES-C) will be used to assess changes in composite apathy score from baseline, Week 4, and Week 8.
The AES-C is a validated 18-item instrument used to assess cognitive, behavioral, emotional and other symptoms of apathy.
Clinicians rate each item based on verbal and nonverbal information provided by the participant.
Item scores range from 1 (not at all characteristic) to 4 (a lot characteristic).
Total scores range from 18 to 72 where higher derived scores indicate greater apathy.
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Baseline to Week 8
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Trail Making Test (TMT)
Time Frame: Baseline to Week 8
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The TMT is a well established test of executive function and has two forms.
TMT-A consists of a series of numbers in circles displayed randomly on a page; the person links the numbers in sequence.
TMT-B consists of numbers (1 to 13) and letters (A to L) inside circles randomly placed on a page; the person alternates in connecting ascending numbers with ascending letters.
TMT is scored by time in seconds to complete, up to 5 minutes.
TMT-A normal time is 29 seconds and deficient score is >78 seconds.
TMT-B average score is 75 seconds and deficient score > 273 seconds.
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Baseline to Week 8
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Change in Animal Fluency Test
Time Frame: Baseline to Week 8
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Verbal fluency tests require verbal ability and executive control processes; the Animal Naming test requires naming 15 animals in 1 minute; thus, less than 15 animals named in 1 minute is considered a deficient score.
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Baseline to Week 8
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
September 13, 2021
Primary Completion (Estimated)
July 1, 2025
Study Completion (Estimated)
July 1, 2025
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
December 15, 2021
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
January 4, 2022
First Posted (Actual)
January 5, 2022
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
February 16, 2024
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 15, 2024
Last Verified
February 1, 2024
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 210386
- R01AG062685 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
YES
IPD Plan Description
All IPD that are de-identified and have been used in publications.
IPD Sharing Time Frame
12 months after publications
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
- SAP
- ANALYTIC_CODE
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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