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Canine-Assisted Anxiety Reduction In Emergency Care

NCT03784573 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2024-07-17

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Summary

Compare the effect of a single exposure to a therapy dog and handler within the pediatric emergency department patient with anxiety by measuring the change in patient perception of anxiety before and after dog exposure using the FACES scale. We will also measure galvanic skin response (resistance to electrical current).

Conditions

  • Anxiety
  • Opioid Use
  • Children
  • Therapy Dog

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dog + handler

Dog + handler

BEHAVIORAL

No dog

No dog

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Indiana University

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Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-07
Primary Completion
2024-06-30
Completion
2024-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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