Socially Assistive Robots for Interaction With Older Adults With Dementia

DreamFace Technologies

Status

Completed

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease

Treatments

Behavioral: Play Serious Games with a Social Robot (Ryan)

Behavioral: Play Solitary Games Without a Social Robot

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

NIH

Identifiers

NCT04384978

R44AG066439-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

2020-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

A 12-month pilot study will be comprised of two groups of people diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's disease and related dementia for a total of 80 senior subjects. Subjects will be randomly assigned to two groups: Group 1 users will play games with and administered by Ryan, 2-3 times a week and 30-minutes per day. Group 2 (Active Control Group) will play solitary games and activities but will have to interaction with Ryan. The team will measure the changes and improvement in the social/emotional well-being of these two groups and eventual changes in the cognitive/memory functions of elderly people living in the similar environment.

Enrollment

22 patients

Sex

All

Ages

65+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Age ≥ 65 years
Early Alzheimer's disease and related dementia diagnosed by a qualified provider
Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) score between 10 and 25
Resident of assisted living facility for at least one month prior and for the duration of the study
Deemed conditioned enough to participate in physical activities after a wellness check
Verbal skill to interact
Participant or Legal decision

Exclusion Criteria:

Aggressive behavior

Diagnosed with severe dementia or memory loss
Acute physical illness that impairs ability to participate
Patients with serious comorbidity, tumors and other diseases casually related to cognitive impairment
History of alcohol or drug abuse, head trauma, psychoactive substance use and other causes of memory impairment
Significant sensory impairment