Use of a Social Assistance Robot in a Population of Children Subjected to Prolonged Isolation

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age7-18
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Toulouse

About this trial

During the period of isolation of the hospitalized child, contacts between the child and his family are impaired. Being away from home as well as from the social and family circle can be harmful for the hospitalized child. It seems necessary to measure the impact of the use of such an assistance robot both on the user himself and his family. Thus, it seems relevant to scientifically validate the benefit of using such an assistance robot to break iatrogenic social isolation and to measure the impact of this use.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Children hospitalized in the pediatric hemato-oncology department whose duration of isolation is estimated to be greater than two weeks.

Children who have accepted the robot and whose parents have accepted its use in their home.

Agreement of holders of parental authority for the inclusion of the hospitalized child.

Disqualifiers

Patient or two parents who do not have a sufficient level of French for research.

Cognitive or motor disorders in children, not allowing the use of the robot and/or the carrying out of semi-structured interviews.

Cognitive disorders in parents and/or siblings that do not allow semi-structured interviews to be carried out.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Assistance robot

    Other intervention

    the child controls the robot at his parent's home from his room

Treatment groups

33 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Robot interventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Evaluate the use of a social assistance robot with children hospitalized in the hemato-oncology department and subjected to prolonged isolation

number of activations of the robot and duration of the activations

Time frame
1 month

Secondary outcomes

1

Psychological impact of the use of a social assistance robot on the child, his parents and his siblings

psychological effects measured by semi-directive interviews of the parents and the brothers and sisters

Time frame
Visit 1 between Day 10 and Day 20 et visit 2 between Day 21 and Day 45
2

Psychological effect of the use of a social assistance robot on the practice of nursing professionals in the service

The effects will be explored through semi-structured interviews of nursing professionnals.

Time frame
Visit 2 between Day 21 and Day 45

Other outcomes

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