BabaCare: Testing a Care Copilot
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Loneliness as assessed by the UCLA Loneliness Scale
研究概览
简要总结
Baba is a novel AI "care copilot" designed to improve emotional well-being, cognitive stimulation, and social connection through emotionally present conversations, proactive engagement, and personalized communication. Unlike many existing solutions, Baba operates through SMS text and voice calls, requiring no apps, Wi-Fi, or new devices, making it particularly accessible to older adults.
详细描述
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, usability, and preliminary impact of the Baba platform among older adults. This study will examine how older adults interact with Baba, how it integrates into the older adult's daily lives, and whether it contributes to improvements in well-being, cognitive engagement, and self-management. Findings will inform the feasibility of AI companions in supporting independent aging.
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
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Lives alone
- •Responds "occasionally" or "most" to the exhaustion questionnaire:
- •"How often in the last week did you feel that everything you did was an effort?"
- •"How often in the last week did you feel that you could not get going?"
- •Willingness and ability to regularly engage with Baba for 12 weeks
排除标准
- •Significant cognitive impairment that prevents consent or participation
- •Inability to communicate via SMS or phone
- •Severe hearing or speech impairment precluding use of voice interaction
研究组 & 干预措施
Receives calls from BABA
Participants will receive daily or near-daily AI calls over a 12 week period.
干预措施: AI phone companion (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Loneliness as assessed by the UCLA Loneliness Scale
时间窗: 12 weeks
Pre- and post-pilot assessments will measure changes in self-reported loneliness (UCLA Loneliness Scale). Score range 20-80, higher score worse loneliness.
Mood as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnare (PHQ-9)
时间窗: 12 weeks
Pre- and post-pilot assessments will measure changes in self-reported mood (PHQ-9 or GDS). Total score range 0 to 27, with higher score indicating more severe depressive symptoms
Mood as assessed by the Geriatric Depression scale (GDS)
时间窗: 12 weeks
Pre- and post-pilot assessments will measure changes in self-reported mood Total score range 0-15, with higher score indicating worse depression. A score ≥ 5 typically suggests depression.
次要结局
未报告次要终点