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Hospitality Oriented Service Perception Evolution With Robots (HOSPER)
NCT07002411 · Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani · Updated 3 June 2025
- What is being tested
- Innovative hospital reception service with social robot NAO; Innovative hospital reception service with social robot PEPPER
- For
- Quality of Hospital Entrance Reception; Social Robots
- 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 200 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- Italy
- When
- Starts or started 18 Dec 2024, ends 30 July 2025. Registered 3 June 2025.
- Results
- None posted yet.
In the researchers' words
The HOSPER project aims to determine if using Pepper and NAO social robots at the IRCCS INRCA in Ancona's (Italy) entrance is a viable way to improve the current reception and guidance services for hospital visitors. The robots will offer proactive assistance and directions to departments.
Sites
- IRCCS INRCA HospitalAncona, Italy