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The Relationship Between Pet Therapy and "Well-being" in Geriatric Rehabilitation In-patients

NCT01234844 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2011-08-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In -patients in a geriatric rehabilitation unit, will participate in structured therapy with guinea-pigs on the assumption that the therapy will reduce anxiety and improve the outcome of their rehabilitation.

Conditions

  • Cerebrovascular Accident
  • Hip Fracture

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

care of guinea pigs

twice weekly sessions of care with guinea pigs

BEHAVIORAL

guinea pigs

twice weekly pet therapy and twice weekly "usual " occupational therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Meir Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Devorah T Spiegel, MB.ChB · Meir Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-11-30
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2012-05-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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