Frail or pre-Frail elderly
Conditions
Interventions
Communicate with family and respond to communication robot conversation everyday through communication robot at home for one year.
No Interventions
Sponsors
NEC Corporation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) subjects who live at home alone, with their spouses, or alone while household members are at work (2) subjects with frailty or pre-frailty (1 or more points in J-CHS, 1 or more points in FRAIL scale, or 4 or more points in Kihon checklist) (3) subjects with social frailty or social pre-frailty (1 or more points in social frailty scale) (4) subjects who can use a tablet device (5) subjects who can participate in a frailty check-up as scheduled (6) subjects who provide written informed consent before participation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) subjects who are employed (2) subjects who are living in an facility for elderly (3) subjects who don't understand the explanation of study (4) subjects who can use e-mail/SNS with smart devices/PC (5) subjects who already use similar communication robots (6) subjects with 10 or more points in GDS-15 (7) subjects with 10 or less points in MMSE (8) subjects who have already participated in other clinical trials (9) subjects who are not permitted to participate by medical doctors
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change of total scores of Kihon Checklist from baseline to one year after using a communication robot | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change of total scores of Social Frailty Scale, J-CHS(Japan Cardiovascular Health Study), MMSE(Mini-Mental State Examination), GDS-15(Geriatric depression scale 15), Apathy Scale and UCLA Loneliness Scale(Version 3) from baseline to one year after using a communication robot | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactDaisuke Fukushi
NEC Corporation Cross-Industry Unit
Outcome results
None listed