Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04942678
The Impact of Therapy Dogs on Anxiety and Emotional Management in the Pediatric Emergency Department
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 41 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 4 Years – 12 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of therapy dogs on children's anxiety and emotional management during a visit to the pediatric emergency department.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | 10-minute visit with therapy dog and child life specialist handler | A visit from a therapy dog and child life specialist will occur which will last for approximately 10 minutes. Parents and patients will be asked to sanitize their hand prior to the visit. The child life specialist will be instructed to have ad lib conversation with the family. The dog will remain on a leash during the visit. The patient will be free to pet the therapy dog if they wish. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2021-05-25
- Primary completion
- 2021-07-26
- Completion
- 2021-07-26
- First posted
- 2021-06-28
- Last updated
- 2022-03-17
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04942678. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.