Tokyo, June 15 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061903) titled 'Cognitive and Psychosocial Effects of Communication Robot Intervention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults' on June 15.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -but assessor(s) are blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Osaka Metropolitan University

Condition: Condition - Community-Dwelling Older Adults Living Alone or with Others Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To investigate the effects of a communication robot intervention on memory function, loneliness, depression, and social frailty in community-dwelling older adults living alone or with others. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Participants will have a BOCCO emo communication robot installed in their homes and will use it to communicate with family members and others. No predetermined frequency of communication will be specified. Participants will receive a diary and will be asked to record robot use and their impressions on the days it is used. Interventions/Control_2 - Participants in the control group will maintain their usual lifestyle without the communication robot intervention.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 65 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Adults aged 65 years or older. Individuals who are able to understand how to use the communication robot. Individuals who use a mobile phone. Key exclusion criteria - Individuals with severe cognitive impairment. Individuals with severe visual or hearing impairment that interferes with the use of the communication robot. Target Size - 80

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 12 Month 01 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 04 Month 30 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 08 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070833

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