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NCT Number: NCT04993599

Evaluation of Social Robot Usability for Pediatric Patients and Carers

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Pediatrics

Age range

5 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Samsung Medical Centre

Seoul, 06351, South Korea

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

<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

Treatment and study plan

Social robot interaction

Device

The participants interact with the social robot which is controlled by the researcher behind the scene (wizard of oz. method).

Primary outcomes

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  3. 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.

Secondary outcomes

  1. 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

  2. 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Samsung Medical Center

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Aug 6, 2021
Registry last updated
Apr 27, 2022

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