Investigating the Impact of Facility Dog Intervention on Pediatric Patient Fear, Coping, and Anxiety During Inpatient Admission
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 126
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Children's Fear Scale
研究概览
简要总结
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 admissions. The main questions it aims to answer are:
What impact does facility dog support via a CCLS have on patient fear, coping, and anxiety? What effect does facility dog support via a CCLS have on patient heart rate? Researchers will compare medical dog intervention facilitated by a CCLS, CCLS intervention, and a coloring activity to see if medical dog interventions positively impact coping, fear, and anxiety.
Participants will:
Receive a visit from a medical dog and their CCLS handler, a CCLS, or a Child Life Activity coordinator.
Engage in a mindfulness or coloring activity. Answer surveys regarding anxiety, coping, and fear. Have their heart rate measured before, during, and after their assigned intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 8 Years 至 17 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Children admitted to an inpatient unit at Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- •Who are eight to 17 years old.
排除标准
- •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.
研究组 & 干预措施
Child life specialist intervention + facility dog led mindfulness
Participants will receive a 20-minute mindfulness coping intervention from a CCLS handler and their facility dog. The CCLS will introduce themselves and their facility dog and explain the activity, then implement a guided mindfulness activity while the child holds their hand on the facility dog's stomach/chest.
干预措施: Mindfulness Activity led by CCLS and Facility Dog (Behavioral)
Child life specialist led mindfulness
Participants will receive a 20-minute mindfulness coping intervention from a CCLS. The CCLS will introduce themselves and their role and explain the activity and then implement a guided mindfulness activity while the child holds a stress ball.
干预措施: Mindfulness Activity led by CCLS (Behavioral)
Child life activity coordinator led coloring activity
Participants will complete a 20-minute coloring activity facilitated by a Child Life Activity Coordinator (CLAC). Children aged 8-12 years old will be provided a medical dog coloring sheet with crayons; children aged 13-17 years old will be provided an adult coloring sheet that uses a dog image and colored pencils.
干预措施: Coloring page activity led by CLAC (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Children's Fear Scale
时间窗: Baseline and approximately 15 minutes after starting the intervention.
A 1-item measure that assesses fear via self-report faces scale. Individuals rate their fear on a scale, ranging from no fear to extreme fear, by selecting one of five face pictures that matches how they feel.
Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory Short Form
时间窗: Baseline and approximately 15 minutes after starting the intervention.
A 6-item measure that assesses anxiety via self-report. Individuals rate their agreement with six statements on a 4-point scale, ranging from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much), with higher scores indicating more anxiety.
Children's Fear Scale
时间窗: Baseline and approximately 15 minutes after starting the intervention.
A 1-item measure that assesses fear via self-report faces scale. Individuals rate their fear on a scale, ranging from no fear to extreme fear, by selecting one of five face pictures that matches how they feel.
Coping Questionnaire - Child
时间窗: Approximately 15 minutes after starting the intervention.
Measures youth's perceived ability to cope on a three-item, individualized measure. Children rate their ability to make themselves less upset during an anxiety-provoking situation on a 7-point scale, ranging from 1 (not at all able to help myself or him/herself) to 7, with lower scores indicating poor coping.
次要结局
- Heart Rate(Baseline, before the intervention, 5 minutes after intervention start, post-intervention (approximately 15 minutes after intervention start).)
- Parent Survey(Before the intervention.)
研究者
Sarah Scott
Principal Investigator
Children's Hospital Colorado