NCT02807506

Brief Summary

This project develops and tests the use of service robots to track health of the elderly over time. The objectives are to develop a low-cost mobile manipulator capable of a limited set of elder- relevant manipulation tasks (e.g. picking up dropped items). The investigators will visualize and model the use of the service robot during deployments at an elder care facility. Feedback from focus groups with elders and clinicians will inform the necessary engineering innovation.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
53

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2014

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2014

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 31, 2016

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 21, 2016

Completed
5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 30, 2021

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 30, 2022

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

March 21, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

March 21, 2023

Status Verified

February 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

7 years

First QC Date

March 31, 2016

Results QC Date

November 16, 2022

Last Update Submit

February 22, 2023

Conditions

Aging

Keywords

eldersroboticslow income populationactivities of daily livinginstrumental activities of daily livingsocial roboticsstrokeagedRetirementHousing for elderlyHomes for the aged

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

  • Usability Scale for Deployment 1

    Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) assistance, feasibility of automation of manipulator and arm measured by surveys and observation of participants in focus group. Usability of robot system for walking and water delivery tasks. Usability survey scored from 0 to 100, with 100 being the most favorable response. A number greater than 68 is good.

    1 session, about 1 hour in length

  • Usability Scale for Deployment 2

    Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) assistance, feasibility of automation of manipulator and arm measured by surveys and observation of participants in focus group. Usability of robot system for walking and water delivery tasks. Usability survey scored out of 7. Users ranked tasks on a scale of 1-7, 7 being very usable.

    1 session, about 1 hour in length

  • Sociability Scale for Deployment 1

    Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) assistance, feasibility of automation of manipulator and arm measured by surveys and observation of participants in focus group. Sociability of robot system for walking and water delivery tasks. Sociability survey scored from 0 to 100, with 100 being the most favorable response. A number greater than 68 is good.

    1 session, about 1 hour in length

  • Sociability Scale for Deployment 2

    Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) assistance, feasibility of automation of manipulator and arm measured by surveys and observation of participants in focus group. Sociability of robot system for walking and water delivery tasks. Sociability survey scored out of 7. Users ranked tasks on a scale of 1-7, 7 being very usable.

    1 session, about 1 hour in length

  • Acceptability Scale for Deployment 1

    Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) assistance, feasibility of automation of manipulator and arm measured by surveys and observation of participants in focus group. Acceptability of robot system for walking and water delivery tasks. Acceptability survey scored from 0 to 100, with 100 being the most favorable response. A number greater than 68 is good.

    1 session, about 1 hour in length

  • Acceptability Scale for Deployment 2

    Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) assistance, feasibility of automation of manipulator and arm measured by surveys and observation of participants in focus group. Acceptability of robot system for walking and water delivery tasks. Acceptability survey scored out of 7. Users ranked tasks on a scale of 1-7, 7 being very usable.

    1 session, about 1 hour in length

Study Arms (5)

Aim 1 (Survey): Elders

EXPERIMENTAL

Observe Elders, Clinicians and Caregiver's survey, interview and observational responses to stage-wise experimental deployments of a mobile service robot - 1st concept (elders, clinicians, caregivers), 2nd mobile base (elders only), and 3rd mobile base with arm in daily supportive tasks (elders only)

Other: Survey

Aim 1 (Survey): Clinicians

EXPERIMENTAL

Observe Elders, Clinicians and Caregiver's survey, interview and observational responses to stage-wise experimental deployments of a mobile service robot - 1st concept (elders, clinicians, caregivers), 2nd mobile base (elders only), and 3rd mobile base with arm in daily supportive tasks (elders only)

Other: Survey

Aim 1 (Survey): Caregivers

EXPERIMENTAL

Observe Elders, Clinicians and Caregiver's survey, interview and observational responses to stage-wise experimental deployments of a mobile service robot - 1st concept (elders, clinicians, caregivers), 2nd mobile base (elders only), and 3rd mobile base with arm in daily supportive tasks (elders only)

Other: Survey

Aim 2: Deployment 1 (Elders)

EXPERIMENTAL

Observe Elders, Clinicians and Caregiver's survey, interview and observational responses to stage-wise experimental deployments of a mobile service robot - 1st concept (elders, clinicians, caregivers), 2nd mobile base (elders only), and 3rd mobile base with arm in daily supportive tasks (elders only)

Device: Mobile Service Robot

Aim 2: Deployment 2 (Elders)

EXPERIMENTAL

Observe Elders, Clinicians and Caregiver's survey, interview and observational responses to stage-wise experimental deployments of a mobile service robot - 1st concept (elders, clinicians, caregivers), 2nd mobile base (elders only), and 3rd mobile base with arm in daily supportive tasks (elders only)

Device: Mobile Service Robot

Interventions

Mobile Service RobotDEVICE

The goal is to build a low-cost mobile service robot with an arm that will focus on the simple, but key, repetitive, data-driven tasks that robots do well. Rather than attempt to create a robot helper that mimics humans, the goal is to free human caregivers from the time-consuming tasks that robots can accomplish with facility, thereby allowing humans to focus on tasks that humans do best (i.e. human contact).

Aim 2: Deployment 1 (Elders)Aim 2: Deployment 2 (Elders)
SurveyOTHER

Observe Elders, Clinicians and Caregiver's survey, interview and observational responses to stage-wise experimental deployments of a mobile service robot.

Aim 1 (Survey): CaregiversAim 1 (Survey): CliniciansAim 1 (Survey): Elders

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Elders, age 55 and older,who are members of Living Independently For Elders (LIFE) run by the University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing and their caregivers.
  • Elders at Kearsley or Mercy Douglas who are 62 years and older, in imminent risk of a nursing home placement, attends LIFE center daily (day program), able to have activities of daily living (ADL) needs met by caregivers, able to pay required rent for apartment, and able to function safely in community with other elders.
  • Savioke may conduct additional focus groups at The Forum at Rancho San Antonio a Continuing Care Retirement Community located in Silicon Valley.
  • Clinicians will be recruited from the clinical staff working at LIFE, Kearsley, and Mercy Douglas which consists of primary care physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners, licensed social workers, and physical and occupational therapists.
  • Caregivers will be recruited from the clinical staff working at LIFE, Kearsley, and Mercy Douglas which consists of certified nursing assistants (CNAs).

You may not qualify if:

  • Unable to cognitively give consent
  • Unable to understand the study or refuse to comply with procedures

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Mercy Living Independently for Elders (L.I.F.E) - West Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19145, United States

Location

Related Publications (7)

  • Mucchiani C, Torres WO, Edgar D, Johnson MJ, Cacchione PZ, Yim M. Development and deployment of a mobile manipulator for assisting and entertaining elders living in supportive apartment living facilities. In2018 27th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 2018 Aug 27 (pp. 121-128). IEEE.

    BACKGROUND

  • Mucchiani C, Cacchione P, Johnson M, Mead R, Yim M. Deployment of a Socially Assistive Robot for Assessment of COVID-19 Symptoms and Exposure at an Elder Care Setting. In2021 30th IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 2021 Aug 8 (pp. 1189-1195). IEEE.

    BACKGROUND

  • Cacchione, P., Mucchiani, C., Lima, K., Mead, R., Yim, M. and Johnson, M., 2020. Engaging End Users in Designing Systems and Hardware for a Socially Assistive Robot. Innovation in Aging, 4(Suppl 1), pp.823-823.

    BACKGROUND

  • Johnson MJ, Johnson MA, Sefcik JS, Cacchione PZ, Mucchiani C, Lau T, Yim M. Task and design requirements for an affordable mobile service robot for elder care in an all-inclusive care for elders assisted-living setting. International journal of social robotics. 2020 Nov;12(5):989-1008.

    RESULT

  • Mucchiani C, Sharma S, Johnson M, Sefcik J, Vivio N, Huang J, Cacchione P, Johnson M, Rai R, Canoso A, Lau T. Evaluating older adults' interaction with a mobile assistive robot. In2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2017 Sep 24 (pp. 840-847). IEEE.

    RESULT

  • Sefcik JS, Johnson MJ, Yim M, Lau T, Vivio N, Mucchiani C, Cacchione PZ. Stakeholders' Perceptions Sought to Inform the Development of a Low-Cost Mobile Robot for Older Adults: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. Clin Nurs Res. 2018 Feb;27(1):61-80. doi: 10.1177/1054773817730517. Epub 2017 Sep 16.

    PMID: 28918654RESULT

  • Mucchiani C, Cacchione P, Torres W, Johnson MJ, Yim M. Exploring low-cost mobile manipulation for elder care within a community based setting. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems. 2020 Apr;98(1):59-70.

    RESULT

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data CollectionEpidemiologic MethodsInvestigative TechniquesHealth Care Evaluation MechanismsQuality of Health CareHealth Care Quality, Access, and EvaluationPublic HealthEnvironment and Public Health

Results Point of Contact

Title
Dr. Michelle J. Johnson
Organization
Penn Medicine Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
johnmic@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
4148130128

Study Officials

  • Michelle J Johnson, PhD

    University of Pennsylvania

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Mark Yim, PhD

    University of Pennsylvanica

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 31, 2016

First Posted

June 21, 2016

Study Start

July 1, 2014

Primary Completion

June 30, 2021

Study Completion

December 30, 2022

Last Updated

March 21, 2023

Results First Posted

March 21, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

US(1)