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The psychosocial effects of aibo on long-term hospitalized patients and their caregivers.

Psychosocial Effects of Sony's Entertainment Robot "aibo" Intervention in Pediatric Care: As a New Intervention in Pediatric Consultation and Liaison Activities - aibo intervention in pediatric liaison medicine

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000051784
Enrollment
400
Registered
2023-08-01
Start date
2022-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

no limited

Interventions

1) Children, guardians, and staff staying at the &quot
Momiji no Ie&quot
medical short-term care facility 2) Children, guardians, and ward staff who are hospitalized in the wards of the center (East and West wards on the 7th-10th floors of the center and Momiji no Ie) (3
s Medical Center of the hospital, and conduct staff surveys and questionnaires to children and their parents.

Sponsors

National Center for Child Health and Development
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children and their guardians who are hospitalized at the National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD) or staying at Momiji no Ie, children and their guardians who are attending our center as outpatients, or children and their guardians who are hospitalized within Juntendo University Hospital Pediatric Medical Center, all of whom have had the opportunity to play with aibo.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who are 18 years of age or older at the time consent is obtained, or who are otherwise judged by the principal investigator to be unsuitable as subjects.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Questionnaire on aibo (parents' version, children's version, and hospital staff version) Evaluation of the use of aibo by hospitalized and outpatient children, their parents, and staff through play using aibo

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Behavioral Analysis (1) Developmental screening: Denver II Developmental Determination Method 2) Qualitative analysis of interpersonal communication in play sessions (iii) Qualitative analysis of the relationship between developmental age and interpersonal communication skills with Ivo

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKyoko Tanaka

National Center for Child Health and Development Division of Mental Health Care, Department of Child and Adolescent Liaison

tanaka-kyo@ncchd.go.jp0334160181

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026