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Inpatient Physical Activity Function Through Enhanced Participation Levels in Animal-Assisted Therapy Programs

NCT02606006 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2024-10-02

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Summary

Thousands of canines are used for therapy in health care centers throughout the United States as part of a volunteer therapy team, yet little is known about the outcomes provided by these teams. Although many studies have been published, few used randomized, controlled formats to identify whether canine therapy has an impact and any mechanisms by which any impact may occur. The purpose of this study is use a randomized, controlled setup for canine animal-assisted therapy (AAT) in patients undergoing inpatient physical therapy for stroke, Parkinson's disease, or generalized weakness deconditioning to determine whether use of AAT produces desirable outcomes, such as increased motivation, in patients.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Canine Animal-Assisted Therapy

Canine Animal-Assisted Therapy is the inclusion of a certified therapy canine in the standard of care physical therapy session, such as for walking, fetching balls, standing/petting, etc.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care Physical Therapy

This intervention is the standard of care physical therapy currently offered. No canine is present.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mindy Waite, PhD · Aurora Health Care - Aurora Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-30
Primary Completion
2017-11-30
Completion
2018-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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