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Registration number
ACTRN12611000958987
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
6/09/2011
Date registered
7/09/2011
Date last updated
8/09/2011
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Can robots improve quality of life for people living independently in a retirement village?
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Scientific title
Can robots improve quality of life for people aged over 65 years living independently in a retirement village?
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Secondary ID [1]
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1124-3339
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Trial acronym
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
depression
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Quality of life in people living independently in a retirement village
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Condition category
Condition code
Mental Health
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Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour
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Mental Health
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Depression
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Public Health
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Health service research
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
A robot is to be placed in the apartment of each resident for 2 months. Depending on the needs of the participant, the robot can do:medication management, blood pressure reading, telecommunication (with relatives, friends, staff), brain fitness software, show videos and photos, lifetime health diary (shows health records), and give access to web content such as information about the retirement village. The participants can use the robot at their discretion. THere is a washout period of three weeks. THis is in addition to standard care.
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Devices
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Comparator / control treatment
no robot - standard care. Residents in independent living facilities are independent and do not receive extra care on a regular basis.
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Control group
Active
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Quality of life (SF12)
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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2 months follow-up
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Secondary outcome [1]
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depression - Geriatirc Depression Scale
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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2 months follow-up
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Secondary outcome [2]
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adherence _ Medication Adherence Report Scale
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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2 months follow-up
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Secondary outcome [3]
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perceptions of robots (robot attitude scale, mind perception scale)
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Assessment method [3]
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Timepoint [3]
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2 months follow-up
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
age over 65 years
must reside in independent living facilities at Selwyn Village Retirement Centre
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Minimum age
65
Years
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
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Key exclusion criteria
too unwell to participate
unable to understand English
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
allocation involved contacting the holder of the allocation schedule who was at central administration site.
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Simple randomisation using a randomisation table created by computer software (i.e. computerised sequence generation).
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Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
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Intervention assignment
Crossover
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Other design features
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Phase
Not Applicable
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Type of endpoint/s
Safety/efficacy
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Not yet recruiting
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
12/09/2011
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Actual
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Date of last participant enrolment
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Date of last data collection
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Sample size
Target
26
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Accrual to date
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Final
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Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1]
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New Zealand
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State/province [1]
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Auckland
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Government body
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Name [1]
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Foundation of Research Science and Technology (now Ministry of Science and Innovation)
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Address [1]
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Level 11, AT&T Tower
15 - 17 Murphy St
Thorndon
Wellington 6011
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Country [1]
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New Zealand
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Funding source category [2]
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Government body
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Name [2]
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International Testbed Project Ministry of Knowledge Economy
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Address [2]
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88, Gwanmoonro, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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Country [2]
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Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of
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Primary sponsor type
University
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Name
University of Auckland
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Address
The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142
New Zealand
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Country
New Zealand
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Country [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee
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Ethics committee address [1]
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The University of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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Ethics committee country [1]
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New Zealand
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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Approval date [1]
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01/09/2011
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Ethics approval number [1]
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Summary
Brief summary
This project aims to investigate whether robots can improve quality of life for people in a retirement village. This trial is a cross-over randomized controlled trial with 26 independent living residents with their own robot in their apartment. The robots can take blood pressure, remind about taking medication, provide entertainment and brain fitness games. They can also provide information about activities at the village. The outcome measures are resident quality of life, depression, adherence to medication, and perceptions of the robots, after 2 months.
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Address
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Phone
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Fax
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Email
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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Ben Robins
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Address
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Uniservices, Private Bag, 92019 AMC,
Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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+64 21 190 1429
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Fax
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Liz Broadbent
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Address
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Dept Psychological Medicine
Faculty Medical and Health Sciences
The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142
New Zealand
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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+64 9 3737599
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Email
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[email protected]
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