A Robot-assisted Tailored Activity Programme for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria for people with dementia:
* mild to moderate stage dementia at a standardized mini-mental state examination score (MMSE) higher than 10;
* be able to walk independently;
* being physically inactive (categorized as "low/inactive" by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire);
* free from other medical/functional conditions that would limit physical activity.
Exclusion Criteria for people with dementia:
* high risk of falling (Berg Balance Scale \<45);
* not be suitable for doing physical activity as recommended by the primary care physician;
* currently involved in another interventional study involving physical exercise;
* had acute hospitalization >3 times in the past year.
Inclusion Criteria for caregivers:
* primary informal caregivers who reside with the of the person with dementia;
* have provided care for more than six months;
* have no intention to send the care recipient to nursing homes in the next six months;
* being physically inactive;
* use a smartphone.
Exclusion Criteria for caregivers:
* caregivers with unstable physical or mental conditions;
* cannot communicate logically;
* not suitable for doing physical activity as recommended by a primary care physician.

The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.

Eligibility criteria as of 2025-12-18