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NCT Number: NCT04896333

Acceptability in Dialogues With the Robot EBO

This is a descriptive observational study (first results cross-sectional study, second results longitudinal study). The participants of the study will be exposed to a dialogue with the robot EBO. The user and the therapist's acceptability of the robot, the robot-user interaction during the conversation and the conversation parameters will be assessed.

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Key information

Conditions

Nervous System Diseases

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Extremadura

Cáceres, 10003, Spain

About this study

This is a descriptive observational study (first results cross-sectional study, second results longitudinal study). The participants of the study will be exposed to a dialogue with the robot EBO. The user and the therapist's acceptability of the robot will be measure. Also the robot-user interaction during the conversation and the conversation parameters will be assessed. The assessements will be done at week 0 and at week 3. During weeks 1 and 2 the robot will be present in the therapeutic activities of the center.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Users of socio-health centers in Extremadura (Spain).
  • Patients with neurological pathology diagnosed by a specialist doctor.
  • Over 65 years of age
  • Minimental State Examination with a score greater than or equal to 21 (mild-moderate cognitive impairment).

Exclusion criteria

  • Severe cognitive impairment
  • Language impairment that prevents the use of verbal communication.

Treatment and study plan

Interaction and exposure with the Robot EBO

Other

The participants will interact with the Robot EBO. The robot will be control by an operator that will conduct a dialogue. The dialogue will include questions related to the social, leisure, activities of daily living and informative areas.

Primary outcomes

  1. Robot-user interaction during the conversation: Conversation topic that most motivates the user or with which the user most interacts with the robot measured by recording and viewing the conversation

    Time frame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention

    Robot-user interaction during the conversation measured by recording and viewing the conversation

  2. Robot-user interaction during the conversation: attempts to touch the robot by the patient measured by recording and viewing the conversation

    Time frame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention

    Robot-user interaction during the conversation measured by recording and viewing the conversation

  3. Robot-user interaction during the conversation: times the user asks the robot questions measured by recording and viewing the conversation

    Time frame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention

    Robot-user interaction during the conversation measured by recording and viewing the conversation.

  4. Robot-user interaction during the conversation: emotions that the conversation provokes in the patient measured by recording and viewing the conversation

    Time frame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention

    Robot-user interaction during the conversation measured by recording and viewing the conversation: emotions that the conversation provokes in the user (Standard, happy, sad, angry)

  5. Robot-user interaction during the conversation: number of total interactions measured by recording and viewing the conversation

    Time frame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention

    Robot-user interaction during the conversation measured by recording and viewing the conversation.

  6. Conversation parameters: time of the dialogue measured by the robot's register

    Time frame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention

    Conversation parameters measured by the robot's register

  7. Conversation parameters: speed of response measured by the robot's register

    Time frame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention

    Conversation parameters (measured by the robot's register): speed of response (time taken by the patient to respond)

  8. Conversation parameters: eye contact and patient's attention measured by the robot's register

    Time frame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention

    Conversation parameters (measured by the robot's register): eye contact with the robot and the attention of the patient to follow the conversation.

  9. Conversation parameters: repetition of questions measured by the robot's register

    Time frame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention

    Conversation parameters (measured by the robot's register): number of times the patient needed to be asked a question again.

  10. User acceptability of the robot with the Technology Acceptance Model questionnaire

    Time frame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention

    User acceptability of the robot measured with the Technology Acceptance Model. This scale has good validity and reliability, with a Cronbach's alpha value above 0.8 (Alenazy, Mugahed Al-Rahmi, & Khan, 2019). It assesses the following dimensions relating to the technology product:

    • Perceived ease of use: the extent to which users believe that using a particular system would improve their performance.
    • Perceived usefulness: the extent to which the individual believes that using the system will be effortless
    • Attitude towards use
    • Relevance

    A higher scores indicates a higher acceptability.

  11. User acceptability of the robot measures with an specific designed questionnaire

    Time frame: Measured at the exposure/dialogue of the patient with the robot EBO during the intervention

    User acceptability of the robot measured with a questionnaire designed by the authors of the study. The questionnaire has 10 items that evaluate the acceptability of the robot by the user. This 10 questions have 3 choice answer with the options being yes, no, I don not know. There is one open question to collect qualitative data a¡regarding the dialogue and the acceptability.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Extremadura

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Acceptability in Dialogues Between the Robot EBO and Older Adults

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
May 21, 2021
Registry last updated
Dec 16, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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