Bridging the Gap: Using Video Art to Document the Human Face of Disease & Predict Quality of Life Assessments in Brain Tumor Patients

NCT ID: NCT02890940

Last Updated: 2023-09-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 13 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-08-31
• Study Completion Date: 2020-05-31

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to explore whether facial expression changes in visual portraits correlate with Quality of Life (QOL) questionnaire responses before and after pet therapy sessions and to compare scores of QOL questionnaires before and after pet therapy.

Detailed Description

Through this pilot study, the investigators propose to create new intersections between video art and clinical care by photographing and videotaping patients with brain tumors before, during and after pet therapy sessions. This exploratory scholarship has two equally compelling goals. First, the artistic component of the project aims to create compelling slow motion video portraits of patients' willing to share their experiences of what it is like to confront such a grave illness. The goal is to put a human face on disease and share the endurance of the human spirit through art. Second, the scientific component will assess the potential of using facial video portraits as a novel and innovative way to measure Quality of Life (QOL) in lieu of questionnaires in brain tumor patients. In addition, the project will evaluate the effects of pet therapy on the QOL of these patients.

Conditions

Brain Tumors; Quality of Life; Animal Assisted Therapy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Study Groups

Pet Therapy

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Pet Therapy

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Patients will be asked to complete the standardized QLQ-C30/BN20 questionnaires. Following completion of the questionnaires, a trained pet therapy dog will be brought to the patients for approximately 10 minutes. After approximately 10 minutes, the dog will be removed and the patients will be asked to re-complete the standardized QLQ-C30/BN20 questionnaires. Patients will be photographed and videographed during this time.

Finally, patients will be asked to talk about how their perspectives on life have changed with their diagnosis. These responses will be captured for use in the art exhibit created from images collected during the study.

Interventions

Pet Therapy

Patients will be asked to complete the standardized QLQ-C30/BN20 questionnaires. Following completion of the questionnaires, a trained pet therapy dog will be brought to the patients for approximately 10 minutes. After approximately 10 minutes, the dog will be removed and the patients will be asked to re-complete the standardized QLQ-C30/BN20 questionnaires. Patients will be photographed and videographed during this time.

Finally, patients will be asked to talk about how their perspectives on life have changed with their diagnosis. These responses will be captured for use in the art exhibit created from images collected during the study.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with brain tumors
• Willingness to participate in a brief pet therapy session with a dog
• Willingness to allow photographs, pictures and audio used in an art exhibit

Exclusion Criteria

• Allergy to dogs
• Concurrent disease or condition that would make the patient inappropriate for study participation or any serious medical or psychiatric disorder that would interfere with the subject's safety

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Indiana University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Stefan Petranek

Associate Professor of Photography and Intermedia

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Mahua Dey, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Indiana University

Stefan Petranek

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Indiana University

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

Taphoorn MJ, Sizoo EM, Bottomley A. Review on quality of life issues in patients with primary brain tumors. Oncologist. 2010;15(6):618-26. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2009-0291. Epub 2010 May 27.

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Other Identifiers

1604467360

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id