Tokyo, Dec. 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059604) titled 'A study exploring how medical interviews using interactive robots or avatars affect patients and physicians' on Dec. 1.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Cross-over Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Kyoto University

Condition: Condition - Gynecologic malignancies, benign gynecologic tumors, and gynecologic health care-related conditions such as dysmenorrhea and menopausal disorders Classification by malignancy - Malignancy Genomic information - YES

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The purpose of this study is to clarify the psychological and physiological effects of medical interviews conducted via an interactive robot avatar on both patients and physicians.This exploratory study aims to examine how avatar-mediated interviews, compared with conventional face-to-face physician interviews, influence patients'psychological burden, physicians' stress responses, the quality of communication, and mutual understanding. Basic objectives2 - Others

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Each patient will undergo two interviews one is a standard medical interview conducted by a physician and the other is an interview conducted via an interactive robot avatar. During the avatar-mediated interview the physician will remotely control the avatar either fully or partially. Each interview will last approximately 30 to 60 minutes. The conversation mainly consists of questions about the patients symptoms and physical condition as well as discussions regarding concerns or questions about their disease or treatment. This study adopts a within-subject self-controlled randomized crossover design.The first interview will be conducted by a physician, and the second interview will be conducted via an avatar. Interventions/Control_2 - Each patient will undergo two interviews one is a standard medical interview conducted by a physician and the other is an interview conducted via an interactive robot avatar. During the avatar-mediated interview the physician will remotely control the avatar either fully or partially. Each interview will last approximately 30 to 60 minutes. The conversation mainly consists of questions about the patients symptoms and physical condition as well as discussions regarding concerns or questions about their disease or treatment. This study adopts a within-subject self-controlled randomized crossover design.The first interview will be conducted via an avatar, and the second interview will be conducted by a physician.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Obstetricians and patients receiving gynecologic care who are 18 years of age or older, understand the content of this study, and provide written informed consent. Key exclusion criteria - Participants who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded:

Individuals who lack sufficient judgment, are unconscious, or whose diagnosis requires special consideration.

Patients with serious complications that are life-threatening.

Individuals who have not provided informed consent or who have withdrawn their consent.

Any other patients whom the principal investigator or co-investigators judge to be inappropriate for participation in this study. Target Size - 100

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 10 Month 31 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 01 Month 10 Day Last follow-up date - 2030 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000068189

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