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Affordable Mobile Robots for the Elderly
NCT02807506 · University of Pennsylvania · Updated 21 March 2023
- What is being tested
- Mobile Service Robot; Survey
- For
- Aging
- Kind of study
- Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. No drug phase (a device or procedure study).
- Who can join
- Ages 18 years and older. About 53 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- United States
- When
- Starts or started July 2014, ends 30 Dec 2022. Registered 21 June 2016.
- Results
- Posted on the registry on 21 March 2023.
In the researchers' words
This project develops and tests the use of service robots to track health of the elderly over time. The objectives are to develop a low-cost mobile manipulator capable of a limited set of elder- relevant manipulation tasks (e.g. picking up dropped items). The investigators will visualize and model the use of the service robot during deployments at an elder care facility. Feedback from focus groups with elders and clinicians will inform the necessary engineering innovation.
Sites
- Mercy Living Independently for Elders (L.I.F.E) - West PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States