Use of a Social Assistance Robot in a Population of Children Subjected to Prolonged Isolation

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Social Isolation
• Interventions: Other: Assistance robot

• Registration Number: NCT06405620
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse

Brief Summary

During the period of isolation of the hospitalized child, contacts between the child and his family are impaired. Being away from home as well as from the social and family circle can be harmful for the hospitalized child. It seems necessary to measure the impact of the use of such an assistance robot both on the user himself and his family. Thus, it seems relevant to scientifically validate the benefit of using such an assistance robot to break iatrogenic social isolation and to measure the impact of this use.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-04-29
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-06
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-08
• Study Start: 2024-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-07-01
• Study Completion: 2026-01-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

• Children hospitalized in the pediatric hemato-oncology department whose duration of isolation is estimated to be greater than two weeks.
• Children who have accepted the robot and whose parents have accepted its use in their home.
• Agreement of holders of parental authority for the inclusion of the hospitalized child.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient or two parents who do not have a sufficient level of French for research.
• Cognitive or motor disorders in children, not allowing the use of the robot and/or the carrying out of semi-structured interviews.
• Cognitive disorders in parents and/or siblings that do not allow semi-structured interviews to be carried out.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Robot intervention	Assistance robot	the child uses the assistance robot

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluate the use of a social assistance robot with children hospitalized in the hemato-oncology department and subjected to prolonged isolation	1 month	number of activations of the robot and duration of the activations

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological impact of the use of a social assistance robot on the child, his parents and his siblings	Visit 1 between Day 10 and Day 20 et visit 2 between Day 21 and Day 45	psychological effects measured by semi-directive interviews of the parents and the brothers and sisters
Psychological effect of the use of a social assistance robot on the practice of nursing professionals in the service	Visit 2 between Day 21 and Day 45	The effects will be explored through semi-structured interviews of nursing professionnals.