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Robot friend or foe? hospital tests social bot with seniors

NCT ID NCT05089799

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a social robot named ARI in a day hospital for elderly patients. The robot welcomed people, reminded them about hygiene, and helped them prepare for medical visits. Researchers asked 115 participants—patients, family caregivers, and nurses—how acceptable and easy to use the robot was. The goal was to see if robots can support care workers and improve the hospital experience.

What this could mean

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Active substance
socially assistive robot (ARI)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that robots can help guide, inform, and entertain elderly patients in hospitals, potentially easing staff workload.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study focused on user opinions, not health outcomes. The robot may not work well in all hospital settings or with all patients.

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Study facts

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Participants

115 people

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Started

Oct 2022

Finished

Jul 2024

Lead sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

The population includes the 3 categories of actors attending the day care hospital: patients, their carers (family or close carers) and professionals. The investigators will consider all the actors who are likely to interact with the ARI social robot, including people who are not formally part of the patients' care pathway, but whose presence is important to their care. The individuals included will have various profiles, from a demographic, sociological and clinical point of view. The patients and their carers mainly live in the Paris region. Patients mainly consult the day care hospital for memory problems, but are likely to display associated cognitive, behavioural or physical problems.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * PATIENTS * Age 60 and over * Enough knowledge in French language * Without distinction of gender, socio-professional categories or ethnic origin * MMSE \> 10 * No symptoms of altered reality (delirium, hallucination, frontal disinhibition, etc.). * Having expressed his/her non-opposition to his/her participation in the study or to being in the presence of the robot * If the persons are protected adults under guardianship, the tutor or legal guardian has expressed his/her non-opposition to participate in the study or to be in the presence of the robot for the person concerned. * ACCOMPANYING PERSONS * They are all adults who have enough knowledge in French language. * They are enrolled without distinction of gender, socio-professional categories or ethnic origin * They have expressed his/her non-opposition to participate in the study * PROFESSIONALS: * Age 18 and over. * Has expressed his/her non-opposition to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * PATIENTS * They have expressed, or where applicable, their family, guardian or legal representative, their opposition to participate in the study or their opposition to be in the presence of the robot. * PAtients benefiying of Medical State Aid (French AME) * ACCOMPANYING PERSONS They are under 18. They do not have enough knowledge in French language to understand simple instructions. They have expressed their opposition to participate in the study or their opposition to be in the presence of the robot. * PROFESSIONNALS They have expressed their opposition to participate in the study or their opposition to be in the presence of the robot.

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Conditions

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Patient Participation

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Patient participation Patient relations, nurse Professional role

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - Broca Hospital - Geriatric unit

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75013, France

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