The Impact of Robot-assisted Digital Education on Prenatal Women's Health Literacy (RADE)

Taipei Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)

Treatments: Device: Standard tablet (video playback only).; Device: Robot with interactive animations, gesture recognition, and touch/voice-based input

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06999421

N202309040 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of a robot-assisted digital education program for pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The intervention aims to reduce anxiety, improve health literacy, and increase satisfaction and acceptance of digital health technologies. Participants are randomly assigned to either a robot-assisted education group or a conventional tablet-based video education group. Outcome measures include anxiety scores, health literacy scores, and educational satisfaction.

Full description

This study implemented a robot-assisted digital education method for teaching about gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) that was intended to reduce anxiety and encourage healthy behaviors among pregnant women. A randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the intervention, where 66 pregnant women from a single hospital were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n = 32) or the control group (n = 34). The experimental group received health education about GDM using a robot, while the control group received the same health education through video presentations on a tablet. The results showed that the implemented robot-assisted digital education method not only reduced anxiety levels among pregnant women, but also influences their health education satisfaction, health literacy, and acceptance of technology. In the global information age, this study can serve as a reference for educators and researchers at medical institutions interested in tracking long-term health education through technological tools.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 21 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant women aged ≥21 years
• Diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
• Normal first prenatal ultrasound
• Taiwanese nationality
• Provided informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Non-Taiwanese nationality
• Chronic disease history
• Cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorder
• Declined participation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Robot-Assisted Education Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group receive a 30-minute robot-assisted digital health education session about gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The robot delivers content using animated videos, emotional facial expressions, gesture recognition, and interactive responses via touch and voice input.

Treatment:

Device: Robot with interactive animations, gesture recognition, and touch/voice-based input

Tablet-Based Education Group (Control)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group receive the same 30-minute health education content about GDM via a standard tablet. The video is identical to that in the experimental group but lacks interactive features such as gesture recognition or robot expressions.

Treatment:

Device: Standard tablet (video playback only).