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Robotics as a Useful Tool to Improve the Hydration of the Elderly

NCT06520033 · Universitat de Lleida · Updated 9 April 2025

What is being tested
humanoid robot; Usual care
For
Dehydration; Daily Fluid Intake; Urinary Infections
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 57 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
Where
Spain
When
Starts or started 8 May 2024, ends 6 Sept 2024. Registered 25 July 2024.
Results
None posted yet.

In the researchers' words

The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a hydration educational program executed through a robot in comparison with the usual hydration program in terms of fluid intake and general health status of the residents. The main question to be answered is whether the use of robotics through a humanoid robot increases the hydration of institutionalized older people. Participants: * The intervention group will receive a hydration plan executed by the robot and the control group will receive the center\'s usual hydration plan. * Healthcare personnel will receive reminders from the robot to record fluid intake through it. In the control group, health personnel will perform the fluid intake record in paper format and at the end of the shift, as usual.
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT06520033

Sites

  • Residència i Centre de Dia per a Gent Gran Balàfia IILleida, Lleida, Spain