Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Impact of Facility Dog Intervention on Pediatric Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Hospital Colorado
Conditions:
Inpatients
Pediatric
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-17 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if medical dog intervention facilitated by a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) impacts pediatric patient coping, fear, and anxiety during inpatient adm...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children admitted to an inpatient unit at Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- Who are eight to 17 years old.
Exclusion
- Isolation precautions
- Primary reason for admission is due to suicidality, self-injurious behavior, or injurious behavior
- Patients with history of or currently presenting with aggression or unsafe behavior
- Severe comorbidities secondary to traumatic brain injury, neurological disorder or neurodevelopmental issues that may confound study outcomes and administration of the study protocol (e.g., intellectual disability)
- Not medically stable
- Have a fear of dogs
- Have an allergy to dogs
- Have had a visit from a medical dog and medical dog handler during their current admission
- Patient has an urgent or time-sensitive need requiring medical dog support - Patient is non-verbal.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
126 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07221006
Start Date
December 1 2025
End Date
December 1 2026
Last Update
November 3 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045