NCT07102017Active, not recruiting
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Robotic Support for Enhanced Later Life (RoSELL)
The Impact of Socially Supportive Robotic Intervention on Loneliness, Depression, Self-agency and Well-being in Long-term Care Residents: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 19 Nov 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of a personalized, co-designed robot interaction against a standardized, fixed robot interaction for reducing loneliness, depression, as well as improving self-agency and quality of life in older adults. This is a three-arm randomized controlled trial. The study will be conducted at a community center in Fuzhou, China, with 100 participants aged 65+ recruited from the facility. The participants will be randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1) Co-designed robot (CL) group receiving a personalized robot interaction with a structured co-design ceremony; (2) Standard robot (SL) group interacting with an identical robot without personalization features; or (3) An attention-controlled usual care (CU) group. The intervention comprises 16 sessions (two weekly 20-minute sessions over eight weeks). The primary outcomes are loneliness and depressive symptoms. Secondary outcomes include general self-efficacy, quality of life, as well as staff and participants' perceptions of the robot. Mechanism measures (i.e., engagement, self-disclosure) and manipulation checks (e.g., perceived personal role) will be employed to elucidate the underlying theoretical pathways. Data will be collected at baseline (T0), after the initial 2-week co-design period (T1), post-intervention (T2, Week 8), and at 1-month (T3) and 3-month (T4) follow-ups.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 90 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 21 Jul 2025
- Start date
- 6 May 2025
- Primary completion date
- 1 Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
- Diseases
- Depression
- NCT number
- NCT07102017
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 90
- From 6 May 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Apr 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Criteria the registry did not label
- The inclusion criteria of this program are: (1) being aged 65 or above, (2) living within the elderly community center for at least 1 month, and (3) being capable of interacting with a robot.
- The participants were not eligible if they were: (1) already engaged in other socially assistive robot programs, (2) diagnosed with severe psychiatric problems, (3) bed-bound, or (4) living in an area with no Internet coverage.
Age in the registry: 65 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Shanghai | China | Unknown status |
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