Mobile Service Robot for Task-Oriented Stroke Therapy: User Evaluations

Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02779517
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

By developing an affordable mobile service robot for therapeutic activities in a health center environment, this project addresses the issue of both the high cost and man-power required to provide rehabilitation for stroke survivors and other patients. Our goal is to measure users - clinician and patient - responses to a telepresence robot, VGo, that has been modified with a humanoid torso robot, NAO, to facilitate remote communication between the patient and clinician, and to complete supervisory exercise coaching.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Mobile Service Robot Survey
  • Other: Mobile Service Robot Survey for Patients

Detailed Description

This is a short demonstration and survey study. Clinical staff and patients will be gathered together and our idea for the mobile service robot will discussed. A demonstration of the telepresence feature of the robots and the NAO robot greeting and helping them with simple exercises will follow (e.g., pick up and object that is handy and lift their hands over their heads). The approximately 30-minute demonstration part of the study will start with an introduction and explanation about the project and a short speech about the Rehabilitation and Robotics Lab. After the demonstration the oral consent will be read and surveys will be handed out to those study participants who agree to complete them; if necessary, the research team will assist the study participant with the survey. Surveys will then be collected, and the group will be thanked by the research team.

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
62 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Cross-Sectional
Official Title:
Mobile Service Robot for Task-Oriented Stroke Therapy: User Evaluations
Study Start Date :
Feb 1, 2014
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2016
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2016

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Focus groups- Patients

Subjects with or without an upper extremity disability will be asked to observe and interact with the mobile service robot.

Other: Mobile Service Robot Survey for Patients
The goal is to build a low-cost mobile service robot 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). This survey differs in terms of design questions.

Focus Groups-clinicians

Clinicians with neuro-rehab experience.

Other: Mobile Service Robot Survey
The goal is to build a low-cost mobile service robot 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).

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Perception of the interaction with the robot [up to 1 week]

    Perception of the robot measured by surveys administered to participants as well as by observation with the robot.

  2. Usability of the robot [up to 1 week]

    Portability, ease of set up, cost, and appearance measured by surveys administered to participants as well as by observation with the robot.

  3. Sociability with the robot [up to 1 week]

    Sociability of robot measured by surveys administered to participants as well as by observation with the robot.

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Design requirements [up to 1 week]

    Design requirements measured by surveys administered to participants as well as by observation with the robot.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Certified rehabilitation healthcare professionals

  • Participants with upper extremity disabilities

  • Participant must be older than 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

-Less than 18 years of age

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States 19146

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • University of Pennsylvania

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Michelle J Johnson, PhD, Penn Medicine Rittenhouse

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

Responsible Party:
University of Pennsylvania
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02779517
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 819669
First Posted:
May 20, 2016
Last Update Posted:
Jun 23, 2021
Last Verified:
Jun 1, 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Keywords provided by University of Pennsylvania
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jun 23, 2021