Status:
RECRUITING
Animal Assisted Therapy After Pediatric Brain Injury: Mediators and Moderators of Treatment Response.
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Collaborating Sponsors:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Miami University
Conditions:
Brain Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
4-24 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Children requiring inpatient rehabilitation treatment following acquired brain injury (ABI) are at risk for poor engagement in rehabilitative therapies. A within subject crossover design will be used ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis: Participants must be admitted to the inpatient rehabilitation unit for treatment of an acquired brain injury (TBI, brain tumor, infection, etc).
- Consent: The family must provide informed consent by parents or legal guardians.
- Assent: The child/adolescent must provide a signature indicating assent to participate in the study.
- Age at the time of screening: 4-21 years old
- Sex: includes both males and females
- Responsiveness: Rancho score greater than 2 at the time of enrollment (as noted in the medical chart).
Exclusion
- Allergies: Patient has a significant allergy to dogs
- Fear: Patient has a significant fear of dogs
- Disease: Participant is on contact precautions or has a communicable disease that may pose a risk to the dog or dog handler or has a compromised immune system where interacting with the dog and/or handler would be of significant risk to the patient.
- Medical History: History of developmental delay prior to ABI.
- Behavioral History: Participant or family has a history of animal abuse or cruelty.
- Responsiveness: Rancho score of 2 or less
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 22 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 30 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05250180
Start Date
July 22 2022
End Date
June 30 2026
Last Update
May 8 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229