Status:
UNKNOWN
Helping Improve Pediatric Patient Outcomes
Lead Sponsor:
Kaiser Permanente
Collaborating Sponsors:
Seattle Children's Hospital
Conditions:
Pediatric Cancer, Animal-Assisted Activities
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-17 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study involves two distinct activities: The first is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the efficacy and safety of therapy dog visits for children with cancer. This activity has the f...
Detailed Description
This study tests whether therapy dog visits reduce distress, lower treatment-related anxiety, increase happiness, and improve satisfaction with hospital care, and whether these visits transmit pathoge...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- English-speaking patients aged 5-17 years who have been admitted to the Seattle Children's Hospital Cancer Care Unit and who are on the oncology service irrespective of specific oncologic diagnosis, sex, race, and ethnicity.
Exclusion
- Are allergic to dogs or have a sensitivity to dogs; Are afraid of dogs; Are on the bone marrow transplant service; Have isolation precautions in place per Infection Prevention policies (e.g. viral respiratory precautions, contact precautions, etc.); Skin on hands not intact (e.g. moderate to severe eczema involving the hands or other generalized skin breakdown); Have no English-speaking parent/legal guardian; Have no parent/legal guardian able to provide written consent; For observational study, unwilling or unable to pet the dog with both hands.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 19 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 30 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
26 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03471221
Start Date
March 19 2018
End Date
April 30 2022
Last Update
March 31 2022
Active Locations (2)
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1
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
2
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98126