Robotics as a Useful Tool to Improve the Hydration of the Elderly
- Conditions
- Daily Fluid IntakeDehydrationUrinary Infections
- Interventions
- Device: humanoid robotOther: Usual care
- Registration Number
- NCT06520033
- Lead Sponsor
- Universitat de Lleida
- Brief Summary
The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a hydration educational program executed through a robot in comparison with the usual hydration program in terms of fluid intake and general health status of the residents. The main question to be answered is whether the use of robotics through a humanoid robot increases the hydration of institutionalized older people.
Participants:
* The intervention group will receive a hydration plan executed by the robot and the control group will receive the center\'s usual hydration plan.
* Healthcare personnel will receive reminders from the robot to record fluid intake through it. In the control group, health personnel will perform the fluid intake record in paper format and at the end of the shift, as usual.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 57
- Age equal to or greater than 65 years.
No exclusion criteria have been established.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention group humanoid robot The intervention group will receive a hydration plan executed by a humanoid robot. Healthcare personnel will receive reminders from the robot to record fluid intake through it. Control group with Usual care The control group will receive the center's usual hydration plan. The health personnel will make the fluid intake record in paper format and at the end of the shift, as usual.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood Urea Nitrogen 8 weeks BUN = Urea/2.1428. Dehydration \> 20mg/dl
Number of urinary infections 8 weeks Obtained through a urine sample and evaluated with the Combur-Test.
Daily fluid intake From enrollment to the end of intervention at 8 weeks Amount in milliliters (ml)
Urine color 8 weeks Urine color chart (Armstrong, 2000). Values = 1 - 8. Dehydration: scores \>= 4
Serum osmolarity 8 weeks Serum osmolarity: \[1,86\*(Na+K)+1,15\*Glucose+urea+14)\]. Dehydration \> 300mOsm/kg
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Risk of falls 8 weeks Downton scale. Values = 0 - 11. Risk of falls: scores \> 2
Pharmacological treatment 8 weeks Number of medicines taken by the participant per day and type of medicine.
Hospital admissions 8 weeks Number of hospital admissions
Illnesses 8 weeks Diseases that the participant currently presents
Dry Skin 8 weeks Skin turgor: if skin remains elevated after being pulled up and released
Efficacy and safety of swallowing 8 weeks Volume-Viscosity swallow test (V-VST): identify clinical signs of impaired efficacy (labial seal, oral and pharyngeal residue, and piecemeal deglutition) and impaired safety of swallow (voice changes, cough and decrease in oxygen saturation ≥3%). It starts with nectar viscosity and increasing bolus volume, then liquid and finally pudding viscosity
Nutritional status 8 weeks Assessed through the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Values = 0 - 30. Malnutrition: scores \< 17
Risk of pressure ulcers 8 weeks Braden Scale. Values = 6 - 23. Risk of pressure ulcers: scores \< 19
Functional status 8 weeks Barthel index. Values = 0 - 100. Functional impairment: scores \< 90
Cognitive status 8 weeks Global Deterioration Scale (GDS). Values = 1 - 7. Dementia: scores \>= 3
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Residència i Centre de Dia per a Gent Gran Balàfia II
🇪🇸Lleida, Spain