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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12618000082202
ACTRN12618000082202
Completed
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The effect of a social robot on pain and behavioural and psychological symptoms in people with dementia: A pilot randomised controlled study

Griffith University0 sites43 target enrollmentJanuary 19, 2018

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Dementia care
Sponsor
Griffith University
Enrollment
43
Status
Completed
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 19, 2018
End Date
December 21, 2018
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • (1\) Aged 65 years and older who can understand and speak English or Mandarin.
  • (2\) Participants must have been diagnosed with some form of dementia or probable diagnosis of dementia by staff.
  • (3\) Being prescribed pain medications or an indication of pain (intensity \* frequency greater than or equal to 2\) according to two questions about pain intensity and frequency from the Minimum Data Set of the Resident Assessment Instrument (MDS\-RAI)\-pain scale. For those who cannot self\-report pain, proxy pain reports of residents in the previous week will be obtained.
  • (4\) Display of at least one of the sensory characteristics, e.g., vision, hearing or touch; and (5\) Living in a care facility for more than 3 months (to avoid the potential anxiety and distress caused by a new environment).

Exclusion Criteria

  • (1\) Diseases such as acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or renal failure that requires admission to the hospital frequently.
  • (2\) Terminal illnesses such as advanced cancer where the patient is in the final palliative stage.
  • (3\) A diagnosis of a major mental illness such as schizophrenia.
  • (4\) Infectious diseases such as AIDS or tuberculosis or wounds that cannot be adequately covered.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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