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Effect of the Group-based Paro Intervention on Physiological and Psychological Outcomes
NCT05102201 · National Tainan Junior College of Nursing · Updated 28 Sept 2022
- What is being tested
- Paro (social robot) intervention
- For
- Dementia, Mild; Dementia Moderate; Cognitive Impairment
- Kind of study
- Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. No drug phase (a device or procedure study).
- Who can join
- Ages 65 years and older. About 118 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- Taiwan
- When
- Starts or started 22 March 2022, ends 30 May 2022. Registered 1 Nov 2021.
- Results
- None posted yet.
In the researchers' words
This project contains three studies. This study will use a pilot randomized controlled trial to examine the effect of Paro (social robot) intervention on oxytocin, dopamine, and HRV variations and mental well-being for specific attachment older adults with dementia. A randomized controlled trial, single-blind, two parallel groups, and repeated measures design were used to examine the effects of Paro intervention on neurobiologically changes and mental well-being for specific attachment older adults with dementia before, during, and after the intervention.
Sites
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital Dou-Liou BranchDouliu, Taiwan