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临床试验/NCT01283633
NCT01283633已完成4 期

Investigation of the Use of Remote Presence Robots in the Administration of Neuromodulation Treatment

Nova Scotia Health Authority2 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 30 人开始时间: 2011年2月最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
4 期
状态
已完成
入组人数
30
试验地点
2
主要终点
Patient Satisfaction

研究概览

简要总结

In recent years, robotic devices are becoming more and more common in medical practice. Such devices provide an effective way to communicate within a clinical setting, but recent studies have shown far more diverse uses for these robots, ranging from training future surgeons to diagnoses of patients. In the investigators study, the investigators would like to investigate whether it is effective to employ robotic devices in the administration of neurostimulation treatment. It is the investigators hypothesis that the introduction of robotic devices will only yield minimal if any inaccuracies in a standard neuromodulation treatment protocol. In addition, the investigators also predict a high satisfaction rating from all participants involved in conditions involving the robot.

详细描述

Patients with neuromodulation systems implanted for either movement disorders or chronic pain and who require programming of their systems will be approached to enter the study. Those who consent will be consecutively assigned to either the normal standard of care (i.e. programming of their systems with an experienced clinician) or programming of their systems with an inexperienced programmer (nurse) who will be directed by the experienced programmer via the remote presence robot. Both the nurses and the patients will complete questionnaires rating their satisfaction of the programming experience.

They will each only receive one questionnaire at the end of the programming session. There is no other test point.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Na
干预模型
Single Group
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
None

入排标准

性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • patients with neuromodulation systems, requiring programming
  • nurses who have never programmed a neuromodulation system before

排除标准

  • those who are unwilling to give consent

结局指标

主要结局

Patient Satisfaction

时间窗: Patients will complete the questionnaire once following the neuromodulation therapy. Day 1

The questionnaire will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. There are no other follow-ups required. This is the only study time commitment for the patients above the usual standard of care.

次要结局

  • Nursing satisfaction questionnaire(Immediately following the neuromodulation session, the nurse will complete one questionnnaire. Day 1.)

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Principal Investigator
主要研究者

Ivar Mendez

Neurosurgeon

Nova Scotia Health Authority

研究点 (2)

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