engAGE: Managing cognitivE decliNe throuGh Theatre Therapy, Artificial Intelligence and Social Robots drivEn Interventions
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 78
- 试验地点
- 3
- 主要终点
- Change in perceived stability of cognitive status by the older adults
研究概览
简要总结
The objectives of the engAGE project are to counteract and slow down cognitive decline progression, to enhance the intrinsic capacity of the users, and to support the wellbeing of older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) by providing an ecosystem of services based on an innovative system that integrates social robots.
详细描述
The study is focused on older people with mild cognitive impairment, aiming to improve their quality of life and well-being, allowing them to preserve their identity, to reduce stress, memory loss, or communication challenges by the use of the technological engAGE system that includes the social robot Pepper. The social robot can be a great tool in engaging older adults in this kind of activities. It is always available and able to provide verbal clues or suggestions according to older adult's wishes, needs and memories. Moreover, the social robots may coach the older adults to perform daily activities with greater independence (i.e. coaching stepwise prompting to complete activities in-home) and support to caregivers as well.
Since caring for people with mild cognitive impairment puts a significant burden on informal caregivers, having the support of a technological platform can reduce anxiety, worries, and stress. The caregivers can personalize the content of interventions to the wishes and preferences of the older adults. Together with the older adults, they can be involved with the robot in joyful and fun activities like drama playing, storytelling, etc.
The formal caregivers who need to keep track of older adult progress which is a difficult and time-consuming process due to the lack of objective monitoring of cognitive decline and wellbeing may get valuable support from the cognitive assessment procedure implemented by the machine learning algorithm. Also, the social robot and tablet may facilitate the follow-up of older adults through reminders and cognitive interventions.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •mild cognitive impairment (MCI);
- •Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score 21 - 25;
- •Memory Assessment Clinics - Questionnaire (MAC-Q) ≥ 25;
- •Reisberg scale 2 - 4;
- •Clinical Frailty Scale score 1 - 3;
- •4-items GDS score ≤ 1;
- •have an informal caregiver to support in carrying out the main daily activities.
排除标准
- •lack of informal caregivers;
- •significant visual or hearing impairment.
研究组 & 干预措施
engAGE group
The experimental group will use the technological engAGE system for 6 months.
干预措施: engAGE system (Device)
control group
To the control group will be given a booklet containing information and activities on well-being to do at home.
干预措施: Group practicing with only the support of a booklet (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in perceived stability of cognitive status by the older adults
时间窗: baseline and 6 months later
The Memory Assessment Clinics - Questionnaire (MAC-Q) is a 6-item scale that uses a 5-item Likert scale from "much better now"=1 to "much worse now"=5, and the last question scores double. The questionnaire asks the person to compare his or her memory with a previous period to measure age-related memory decline. Five items address specific situations frequently reported as problematic by those who experience memory loss with age. One item is a global item assessing general memory decline. A cutoff of 25 points or more indicates that the individual has a memory disorder.
次要结局
- Change in quality of life in older adults(baseline and 6 months later)
- Change in depression in older adults(baseline and 6 months later)
- Change in mental well being in older adults(baseline and 6 months later)
- Change in frailty status in older adults(baseline and 6 months later)
- Change in caregiver burden(baseline and 6 months later)
- Change in cognitive impairment in older adults(baseline and 6 months later)
- Change in acceptability of the engAGE system in older adults(baseline and 6 months later)
- Change in quality of life in informal caregivers(baseline and 6 months later)
- Change in mental well being in informal caregivers(baseline and 6 months later)