Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Increasing Physical Activity with a Social Robot-assisted Exercise Intervention in Older Adults with Hearing Loss: a Feasibility and Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Conditions:
Age-related Hearing Loss
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objectives To assess the feasibility and acceptability of using a home-based, social robot-assisted intervention (SRAI) for older adults with hearing loss (HL), and to examine the preliminary effects ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ethnic Chinese aged ≥65 years old living at home;
- with mild to moderate HL with a pure-tone average of 20 to 50 dB across octave frequencies 0.5 to 4kHz in both ears;
- no cognitive impairment \[score of ≦2 on the 5-item Abbreviated Memory Inventory for the Chinese (AMIC)\]; and
- informed consent to participate in this study. Loneliness is not a pre-requisite for taking part in the research. Nevertheless, previous findings from a longitudinal cohort study indicate that approximately 46.6% of older adults with hearing loss reported feeling lonely.
Exclusion
- those with a diagnosis of a major neurocognitive disorder;
- a history of symptomatic stroke or other disease of the central nervous system;
- a serious medical or psychiatric illness (e.g., severe depression, schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder) or a visual impairment that would interfere with using a robot or using hearing aids and hearing assistive technologies;
- have limited access to electricity at home.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06878339
Start Date
May 1 2025
End Date
March 1 2027
Last Update
March 14 2025
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