NCT04287452

Canine-Assisted ANxiety Reduction IN Emergency Care IV

Canine-Assisted ANxiety Reduction IN Emergency Care IV (CANINE IV)

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Indiana University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Prior literature demonstrates that human stress can be reduced with exposure to animals. This study challenges current dogma by introducing a widely available, low cost method of dog therapy to reduce patient and provider stress. The objectives of this study are to determine if interaction with a certified therapy dog and handler can; * decrease reported anxiety levels in emergency department (ED) patients, * decrease salivary cortisol in ED patients, * decrease total morphine equivalent dosing in the emergency department or at discharge and/or, * decrease reported stress levels in emergency department providers caring for participating patients when compared to usual care.

Conditions

• Anxiety Acute
• Chronic Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Control	Control
OTHER	Dog Therapy	Exposure to certified therapy dogs and their handler.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-01
• Primary completion: 2022-12-31
• Completion: 2022-12-31
• First posted: 2020-02-27
• Last updated: 2023-07-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States