Impact of Facility Dog Intervention on Pediatric Patients
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age8-17
SponsorChildren's Hospital Colorado
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if medical dog intervention facilitated by a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) impacts pediatric patient coping, fear, and anxiety during inpatient admissions. The main questions it aims to answer are:
What impact does facility dog support via a CCLS have on patient fear, coping, and anxiety? What effect does facility dog support via a CCLS have on patient heart rate? Researchers will compare medical dog intervention facilitated by a CCLS, CCLS intervention, and a coloring activity to see if medical dog interventions positively impact coping, fear, and anxiety.
Participants will:
Receive a visit from a medical dog and their CCLS handler, a CCLS, or a Child Life Activity coordinator.
Engage in a mindfulness or coloring activity. Answer surveys regarding anxiety, coping, and fear. Have their heart rate measured before, during, and after their assigned intervention.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Children admitted to an inpatient unit at Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Who are eight to 17 years old.
Disqualifiers
Isolation precautions
Primary reason for admission is due to suicidality, self-injurious behavior, or injurious behavior
Patients with history of or currently presenting with aggression or unsafe behavior
Severe comorbidities secondary to traumatic brain injury, neurological disorder or neurodevelopmental issues that may confound study outcomes and administration of the study protocol (e.g., intellectual disability)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Coloring page activity led by CLAC
- Mindfulness Activity led by CCLS
- Mindfulness Activity led by CCLS and Facility Dog
Treatment groups
126 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov