# Exploring Use of Companion Robot Pets for Older Adults in Care Homes

> **NCT04168463** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Plymouth** · enrollment: 83 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Aging
- Dementia
- Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
- Wellbeing

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Two Joy for All robots (one cat and one dog)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04168463
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Plymouth
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2020-01-01
- **Primary completion:** 2020-10-30
- **Final completion:** 2021-01-01
- **Target enrollment:** 83 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-02-23


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04168463

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04168463, "Exploring Use of Companion Robot Pets for Older Adults in Care Homes". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04168463. Licensed CC0.

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