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Survey on communication between humans and robots for children

Preliminary study on interaction with a social support robot for children visiting a child psychiatry clinic

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1030220228
Enrollment
50
Registered
2022-07-30
Start date
2022-07-30
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

Mental disorder or functional disorder

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Nakajima Shun
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. The child must be between the third grade of elementary school and the third grade of junior high school at the time of the survey. 2. Both the child and the caregiver understand the purpose and content of the study and have given written consent to participate in the study of their own free will.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The child has significant suicidal ideation. 2. The child has problematic behavior that would interfere with his/her ability to cooperate in the study. 3. The child's caregiver has a physical illness, mental illness, or cognitive dysfunction that makes it difficult to support the child. 4. The child for whom Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigators are determined to be inappropriate as a participant of this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. The Scale of Expectancy for Social Support: SESS 2. Questions to ask about social support for mood

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Severity of the child's anxiety symptoms(Spence Children's Anxiety Scale: SCAS): filled in by the child 2. Severity of the child's depressive symptoms(Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children: DSRS-C): filled in by the child 3. Autism spectrum quotient(Autism spectrum Quotient: AQ): filled in by the caregiver 4. Understanding of the child's behavioral and emotional problems(Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire: SD-Q): filled in by the caregiver 5. Severity of the child's anxiety symptoms(Spence Children's Anxiety Scale for Parents: SCAS-P): filled in by the caregiver 6. Severity of the child's depressive symptoms (Depression Self-Rating Scale for Parent : DSRS-P): filled in by the caregiver 7. Children's attitudes toward robots: filled in by the caregiver

Contacts

Public ContactShun Nakajima

University of Tsukuba

cbt-bsm@ncnp.go.jp+81-29-859-1858

Outcome results

None listed

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