Animal Assisted Therapy Intervention for Hospitalized Patients in a Tertiary Care Center

Animal Assisted Therapy Intervention for Hospitalized Patients in a Tertiary Care Center: A Pilot Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02959632

Enrollment

Registered

2016-11-09

Start date

2016-11-30

Completion date

2020-07-30

Last updated

2021-02-02

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Conditions

Hospitalized Patients

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the common symptoms leading to an Animal Assisted Therapy consult, and to measure its (AAT) influence on the symptoms and feelings of hospitalized patients.

Detailed description

Animal Assisted Therapy is being provided by the Caring Canines program and is formally available to patients by referrals. In this study, we would like to capture why patients are being referred and to measure the influence of AAT on the symptoms and feelings of patients.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALAnimal Assisted Therapy

Animal Assisted Therapy is the program where a pet, usually dog will visit and interact with the patients.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria (Patients): * Patients admitted to St Mary's or Methodist Hospital and subsequently referred for AAT. * Subjects undergoing Animal Assisted Therapy as part of their standard care. * Patients 18-80 years of age. * Patients who are able to read and answer pre and post intervention survey questionnaire and satisfaction survey. Inclusion Criteria (Care Team Members): * Care team members of the study participants. * 18-80 years of age. * Who are able to read and answer pre and post intervention survey questionnaire and satisfaction survey.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of patients scoring improvement of symptoms using the VAS (visual analogue scale)	Baseline to 45 minutes	We will record the number of patients scoring improvement of symptoms using the VAS (visual analogue scale).

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of patients scoring improvement of feelings using the VAS (visual analogue scale)	Baseline to 45 minutes	We will record the number of patients scoring improvement of feelings using the VAS (visual analogue scale).

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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