Impact of an Emotional Robot on Quality of Working Life of Caregivers in a Geriatric Unit

NCT ID: NCT03994159

Last Updated: 2022-04-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

75 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-03-14

Study Completion Date

2023-03-01

Brief Summary

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Since February 2016, with the objective of improving the quality of life and the autonomy of residents, the Le Mans General Hospital uses an interactive "emotional" robot within its geriatric wards.

This emotional robot, Paro, is equipped with a dozen sensors, 3 microphones and interacts with its user: it reacts to touch, voice and heat making small sounds and moves its head, fins and tail. The algorithm that governs Paro's behavior allows him to offer a behavioral answer adapted to the user's stimuli. Thus, Paro is able to communicate beneficial emotions to patients.

To this day however there is no published study exploring the effect of such a robot on team dynamics among caregivers in hospital units.

Our research aims at highlighting the benefits that a healthcare team perceives when working with this tool among patients suffering from dementia.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Burnout, Professional Stress Anxiety

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Quasi experimental before-after study, with a mixed qualitative and quantitative approach.
Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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PARO emotional robot

Quasi-experimental before after study of the impact of the PARO robot on team dynamics among caregivers in geriatric wards caring for patients with dementia.

Pre intervention period: no PARO robot. Post-intervention period: with the PARO robot.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Use of the "PARO" emotional robot

Intervention Type DEVICE

PARO is an advanced interactive therapeutic robot designed to stimulate patients with Dementia, Alzheimer's, and other cognition disorders.

Interventions

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Use of the "PARO" emotional robot

PARO is an advanced interactive therapeutic robot designed to stimulate patients with Dementia, Alzheimer's, and other cognition disorders.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Non medical caregiver (nurse, nursing aid, orderly, psychological aid worker) working in one of the selected geriatric wards.

Exclusion Criteria

* Refusal to participate in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Centre Hospitalier de Chateau du Loir

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre Hospitalier de Saint Calais

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre Hospitalier Local de Beaumont sur Sarthe

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre Hospitalier le Mans

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Cathy LOIRAT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centre Hospitalier du Mans

Locations

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Centre Hospitalier Local Beaumont sur Sarthe

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Christelle Jadeau, PD

Role: CONTACT

0 (33) 2 43 43 43 43 ext. 37 482

Facility Contacts

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Cathy LOIRAT

Role: primary

0243434343

Other Identifiers

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CHM-2019/S18/06.

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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