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Impact of Human-Animal Interactions on Children With Life-Threatening Conditions and Their Parents

NCT04310345 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2024-08-19

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Summary

This study will evaluate the effects of human-animal interaction on reducing anxiety, depression, worry, and pain and enhancing quality of life in children ages 6-17 years old with a life threatening cancer and their parent caregivers.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Animal-Assisted Interactions

Child and caregivers will spend approximately 10-5 minutes with a registered canine and its owner during potentially anxiety-producing visits to the clinic or hospital.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maryjo Gilmer, PhD · Vanderbilt Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-31
Primary Completion
2024-02-09
Completion
2024-06-27

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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