Feasibility of a Social Robot for Anxious Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Monash University0 sites100 target enrollmentFebruary 7, 2022

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

February 7, 2022

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•Participants may participate in the study if they: (a) are between the ages of 8 to 11 years and 11 months at the time of enrolment into the study (i.e., signing the consent form); (b) score within the elevated” or above range of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (total T\-score \> 60\); and (c) have a legally acceptable representative (i.e., parent or guardian) capable of understanding the informed consent document and providing consent on their behalf.

•Participants will be excluded from the pilot study if they: (a) have visual, hearing, or physical impairments that would prevent them from understanding the assessment requirements or engaging in the digital intervention; (b) are not English speaking; (c) have diagnosed or borderline intellectual delay, or who have an IQ \< 70; and (d) children with comorbid diagnoses that, in the opinion of a research team member, may confound study data/assessments, i.e., oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder or severe mental health conditions (e.g., severe selective mutism) by impacting on their ability to participate in the session with the content and/or robot in a safe way. No further exclusion criteria will be applied.