AAI in Elderly Patient With Chronic Pain

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

69 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-01

Study Completion Date

2014-10-01

Brief Summary

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BACKGROUND: Nowadays, there is a progressive aging of population. Chronic osteoarticular pain is associated to a bigger consumption of medication and a deterioration of life quality in elderly people that could be improved by boosting education for health from Primary Health Care. JUSTIFICATION: The need to develop non pharmacological treatments in order to get better results in people's global care. PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectivity of group intervention, based on Animal Assisted Therapy, on elderly people suffering from chronic osteoarticular pain and poli-medication; regarding decrease of chronic pain, use of analgesics and improvement of life quality. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Randomized clinical trial, two arms, controlled and open-label. Twelve group sessions of kinesiotherapy with the intervention of a therapy dog in the experimental group (EG), carried out in the Primary Health Centre.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Single-centre, two-arm randomized, controlled, open-label clinical trial

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental Group

The experimental Group underwent a therapeutic intervention based on sessions of kinesitherapy , which is defined as a set of "therapeutic procedures that use movement for the treatment and prevention of diseases of the locomotive apparatus". The experimental group also underwent AAT. We conducted a total of 12 weekly sessions of 60 minutes each with 10 participants.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Animal-assisted therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

The sessions were held in the primary care centre, and had specific objectives agreed in advance by the research team. The sessions had the following schedule: Session 1, lower extremities in sitting position; Session 2, upper extremities in sitting position; Session 3, cervical spine in sitting position; Session 4, dorsal spine in sitting position; Session 5, lumbar spine in sitting position; Session 6, Static Standing and Upper Extremities; Session 7, Static Standing; Sessions 8, 9, 10 and 11, Dynamic Standing; and Session 12, Safety Reinforcement.

Control Group

The Control Group underwent a therapeutic intervention based on sessions of kinesitherapy , which is defined as a set of "therapeutic procedures that use movement for the treatment and prevention of diseases of the locomotive apparatus" without the presence of the therapy dog.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Animal-assisted therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

The sessions were held in the primary care centre, and had specific objectives agreed in advance by the research team. The sessions had the following schedule: Session 1, lower extremities in sitting position; Session 2, upper extremities in sitting position; Session 3, cervical spine in sitting position; Session 4, dorsal spine in sitting position; Session 5, lumbar spine in sitting position; Session 6, Static Standing and Upper Extremities; Session 7, Static Standing; Sessions 8, 9, 10 and 11, Dynamic Standing; and Session 12, Safety Reinforcement.

Interventions

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Animal-assisted therapy

The sessions were held in the primary care centre, and had specific objectives agreed in advance by the research team. The sessions had the following schedule: Session 1, lower extremities in sitting position; Session 2, upper extremities in sitting position; Session 3, cervical spine in sitting position; Session 4, dorsal spine in sitting position; Session 5, lumbar spine in sitting position; Session 6, Static Standing and Upper Extremities; Session 7, Static Standing; Sessions 8, 9, 10 and 11, Dynamic Standing; and Session 12, Safety Reinforcement.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ≥65 years
* diagnosis of chronic benign joint pain
* polypharmacy (\>5 drugs or active ingredients, of which 2 or more had been prescribed for pain)