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

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

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01234844

Enrollment

Registered

2010-11-04

Start date

2010-11-30

Completion date

2012-05-31

Last updated

2011-08-30

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Conditions

Cerebrovascular Accident, Hip Fracture

Keywords

pet-therapy, guinea-pigs, rehabilitation, elderly

Brief 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.

Detailed description

Measurement of anxiety before and after pet therapy using standardized questionaire.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALcare of guinea pigs

twice weekly sessions of care with guinea pigs

BEHAVIORALguinea pigs

twice weekly pet therapy and twice weekly usual occupational therapy

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

willingness to touch the pets,-

Exclusion criteria

blindness,deafness,aphasia, lack of knowledge of hebrew language,allergy or phobia to animals.MMSE less than 21,duration of admission lessthan two weeks.-

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The relationship between pet-therapy and well-beingamong geriatric rehabilitation in-patients	two weeks	use of validated questionaires to measure mood,anxiety and quality of life before and after the pet therapy

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
anxiety score	two weeks

Countries

Israel

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026