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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12621001010886
ACTRN12621001010886
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Evaluating the effectiveness of a social robot intervention on pain management in people older than 65 and older who have dementia living in residential aged care facilities: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Griffith University0 sites92 target enrollmentAugust 2, 2021

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Dementia
Sponsor
Griffith University
Enrollment
92
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 2, 2021
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • (1\) Age 65 years and older and can speak and understand English.
  • (2\) Participants must have been diagnosed with some form of dementia.
  • (3\) Participants are assumed to experience chronic pain if they report and have regular pain medication.
  • (4\) Demonstration of sensation and perception to allow interaction with PARO.
  • (5\) Living in the care facility for more than 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

  • (1\) Diseases such as acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that requires residents to be admitted to hospital frequently;
  • (2\) Terminal illnesses where the resident is in the final palliative stage;
  • (3\) A diagnosis of a major mental illness, such as schizophrenia;
  • (4\) A diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease as their facial features could have been compromised due to the nature and progress of the condition; and
  • (5\) Infectious diseases, such as acquired immune deficiency syndrome, COVID\-19, or tuberculosis, or an open wound that is unable to be covered.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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