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Social Robots Empowering Patients

NCT07707466 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-08-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a social robot can effectively support digital-literacy learning among low-income Chinese immigrants, particularly in the context of using the MyChart health portal. The study aims to understand whether robot-guided digital literacy education leads to improved engagement, comprehension, and confidence compared to a standard educational video.

Conditions

  • Healthy Adult
  • Chinese

Interventions

OTHER

robot-guided curriculum

Robot-guided digital literacy curriculum to complete MyChart tasks such as scheduling, messaging, and viewing results using the mock app.

OTHER

Video-guided curriumlum

Video-guided digital literacy curriculum to complete MyChart tasks such as scheduling, messaging, and viewing results using the mock app.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Purdue University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Northwestern University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Melissa Simon · Northwestern University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-30
Primary Completion
2026-07-31
Completion
2026-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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