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Animal Assisted Therapy in a Pediatric Setting

NCT01441674 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2014-02-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The primary purpose for this study is to determine if children who receive Occupational Therapy while they are an inpatient in the hospital will be more motivated to participate in therapy as well as increase the amount of time they will work during that particular session when a therapy dog is present during their sessions. The investigators will also be collecting data regarding a child's heart rate and blood pressure prior to the session starting and ending to determine if having a therapy dog present also helps relax a child.

Conditions

  • Developmental Delays
  • Global Developmental Delay
  • Stroke
  • Cancers
  • Seizures Disorders
  • Behavior Problems
  • Feeding Disorder
  • Developmental Delay in Feeding

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Animal Assisted Therapy

There will be a therapy dog and dog trainer present working with the patient for the AAT arm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nicole Iammatteo, OT · Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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