Clinical trial · Interventional
Animal Assisted Therapy in a Pediatric Setting
The Effectiveness of Animal Assisted Therapy for Children Hospitalized in a Pediatric Setting
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The primary purpose for this study is to determine if children who receive Occupational Therapy while they are an inpatient in the hospital will be more motivated to participate in therapy as well as increase the amount of time they will work during that particular session when a therapy dog is present during their sessions. The investigators will also be collecting data regarding a child's heart rate and blood pressure prior to the session starting and ending to determine if having a therapy dog present also helps relax a child.
Conditions
Conditions (8)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavior Problems | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cancers | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Developmental Delay in Feeding | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Developmental Delays | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Feeding Disorder | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Global Developmental Delay | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Seizures Disorders | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Stroke | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Assisted Therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Animal Assisted Therapy Visit 1
- description
- Standard OT Therapy with Animal Assisted Therapy at Visit 1 and Not at Visit 2
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Animal Assisted Therapy
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Animal Assisted Therapy at Visit 2
- description
- Standard OT Therapy with Animal Assisted Therapy at Visit 2 and not Visit 1
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Animal Assisted Therapy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- OT Participation scale
- timeFrame
- 4 days
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Inpatient Occupational Therapy Referrals * Ages 0-21 years Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are uncomfortable with dogs * Patients who exhibits violent behavior * Animal Allergies * Patients are unable to work with a dog * Patients who exhibit severe cognitive delays
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