Digital Art and Artificial Intelligence

NCT06609642 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2025-2244
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study aims at examining the impact of an immersive and interactive digital application (App) that uses impressionist artworks to promote the mental well-being of both young and older adults. The goal is to study the usability and accessibility of this App, particularly for older adults, who may have sensory impairments and lower digital literacy compared to younger adults. The study is based on the hypothesis that the App, which allows interaction with paintings by Claude Monet and Helen McNicoll, can trigger positive emotions, thereby improving users' well-being. The App uses artificial intelligence to create extensions of the paintings and music based on the sonification of electrophysiological signals captured from plants. The study seeks to answer four research questions:

1. 1.The usage behaviors of young and older adults with the App.
2. 2.The impressions and feedback from users after testing the App.
3. 3.The obstacles and enablers to the App's use.
4. 4.The expectations and needs of users for better use of the App.

Conditions

Adults

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Observation grid for behaviors and difficulties encountered

  Observation guide. Observation by a member of the research team will examine how participants use the App, in order to document usage behaviors and difficulties encountered.

  Day 1, during the use of the app, duration : 30 minutes

• Impressions and feedback

  Semi-structured interview. The characteristics of these interviews are as follows: Format: The interviews are conducted with the participant and one or two members of the principal researcher's team. Interview guide: A structured guide is used to organize, standardize, and systematize the collection of information. This guide covers the following topics: impressions of the App (design, aesthetics, usability); participant's digital skills and abilities (integration and understanding of the tool); ease of interaction, enablers and barriers; impressions of AI in general; expectations, needs, and interests in such an App. Recording: With the participants' consent, the interviews are audio-recorded. The recording will be done using Audacity software, with the aim of producing a verbatim transcript for data analysis. Duration: 30 minutes.

  Day 1, right after the use of the app, duration : 30 minutes

• Enablers and barriers

  Semi-structured interview. The characteristics of these interviews are as follows: Format: The interviews are conducted with the participant and one or two members of the principal researcher's team. Interview guide: A structured guide is used to organize, standardize, and systematize the collection of information. This guide covers the following topics: impressions of the App (design, aesthetics, usability); participant's digital skills and abilities (integration and understanding of the tool); ease of interaction, enablers and barriers; impressions of AI in general; expectations, needs, and interests in such an App. Recording: With the participants' consent, the interviews are audio-recorded. The recording will be done using Audacity software, with the aim of producing a verbatim transcript for data analysis. Duration: 30 minutes.

  Day 1, right after the use of the app, duration : 30 minutes

• Expectations and needs

  Semi-structured interview. The characteristics of these interviews are as follows: Format: The interviews are conducted with the participant and one or two members of the principal researcher's team. Interview guide: A structured guide is used to organize, standardize, and systematize the collection of information. This guide covers the following topics: impressions of the App (design, aesthetics, usability); participant's digital skills and abilities (integration and understanding of the tool); ease of interaction, enablers and barriers; impressions of AI in general; expectations, needs, and interests in such an App. Recording: With the participants' consent, the interviews are audio-recorded. The recording will be done using Audacity software, with the aim of producing a verbatim transcript for data analysis. Duration: 30 minutes.

  Day 1, right after the use of the app, duration : 30 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Sociodemographics

  Day 1

• level of visual art knowledge

  Day 1

• level of music knowledge

  Day 1

• Ecoanxiety level - Climate change

  Day 1

• Ecoanxiety level - Environmental issues

  Day 1

Study Arms (2)

Young adults

EXPERIMENTAL

Male and female, aged 18 to 35 years

Behavioral: Art application

Old adults

EXPERIMENTAL

Male and female, aged 60 years and more

Behavioral: Art application

Interventions

Art application BEHAVIORAL

First, participants will complete questionnaires that will provide us with their socio-demographic information, their level of knowledge in visual arts and music, as well as their level of eco-anxiety. Second, participants will use the application on a touchscreen tablet: 1. A member of the research team will give a brief explanation of the application. 2. The participant will use the application on the touchscreen tablet. 3. A member of the research team will be present in the room during the test as an observer. Third, the participant will answer questions from a member of the research team: impressions of the tool, digital skills and abilities, enablers and barriers to the use of the tool, expectations, needs, and interests in the application.

Old adults; Young adults

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Concordance of sex and gender
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Concordance of sex and gender.
• No psychiatric or cognitive disorders.
• Ability to understand spoken and written French.
• Provide written consent to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Non-binary.
• Inability to provide informed consent to participate in the study.
• Participation in a concurrent experimental clinical study to avoid interference with our study.
• Inability to understand spoken and written French.
• Having moderate to severe visual or auditory impairment.
• Young adults:
• Older adults:

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Olivier Beauchet: lead
• Centre integre universitaire de sante et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

CRIUGM

Montreal, Quebec, H3W1W5, Canada

RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Olivier beauchet, MD

CONTACT

5143403540; olivier.beauchet@umontreal.ca

Kevin Galery, MSc

CONTACT

514 340 3540; kevin.galery.ccsmtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 18, 2024
• First Posted: September 24, 2024
• Study Start: January 22, 2025
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2026
• Study Completion: February 1, 2026
• Last Updated: February 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Locations

CA (1)