Study Results
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COMPLETED
NA
211 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-06-07
2019-09-20
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The background rationale is that pain is the primary reason individuals attend an ED, patient pain is generally not well managed in EDs, Saskatchewan EDs have among the longest wait times in the country, and anxiety associated with ED waiting can negatively impact patients' pain.
Research suggests a therapy dog can change patients' perceptions of pain and its intensity and facilitate relaxation. The intervention will be examined for its impact on patients' sensory pain (i.e., physical pain severity), affective pain (i.e., emotional pain unpleasantness) and anxiety.
It is important to find creative, low-cost ways to respond to patients attending the ED for pain. The primary objective of this study is to generate new health-related knowledge on the ED pain patient experience. The secondary objectives are to implement effective end-of-grant knowledge translation and dissemination strategies and undertake a successful model of collaborative, multidisciplinary research among researchers, patient advisors and system representatives, rooted in a One Health framework.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Therapy Dog Team Visit
Patient interacts with the therapy dog and handler.
Therapy Dog Team Visit
For the intervention group, patient interacts with the therapy dog, handler shares information about the therapy dog, asks about patient's pets, and offers a trading card of the therapy dog at the conclusion of the visit.
No Therapy Dog Team Visit
No patient interaction with the therapy dog or handler.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Therapy Dog Team Visit
For the intervention group, patient interacts with the therapy dog, handler shares information about the therapy dog, asks about patient's pets, and offers a trading card of the therapy dog at the conclusion of the visit.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Able to provide consent
* Attending the Emergency Department because of pain/discomfort
* Canadian Triage and Acuity Score (CTAS) of 2-5
* Willing to visit with a therapy dog team (intervention group only)
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Royal University Hospital Foundation
OTHER
University of Saskatchewan
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Colleen Dell
Research Chair in One Health & Wellness, Professor, Tenured
Principal Investigators
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Colleen Dell
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Saskatchewan
Locations
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Royal University Hospital
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Countries
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References
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Carey B, Dell CA, Stempien J, Tupper S, Rohr B, Carr E, Cruz M, Acoose S, Butt P, Broberg L, Collard L, Fele-Slaferek L, Fornssler C, Goodridge D, Gunderson J, McKenzie H, Rubin J, Shand J, Smith J, Trask J, Ukrainetz K, Meier S. Outcomes of a controlled trial with visiting therapy dog teams on pain in adults in an emergency department. PLoS One. 2022 Mar 9;17(3):e0262599. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262599. eCollection 2022.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol
Other Identifiers
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1253
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id