Impact of Facility Dog Intervention on Pediatric Patients
NCT ID: NCT07221006
Last Updated: 2025-11-03
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
126 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-12-01
2026-12-01
Brief Summary
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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.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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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.
Mindfulness Activity led by CCLS and Facility Dog
Participants will engage in a 10 minute mindfulness activity led by a Certified Child Life Specialist who will follow a mindfulness script. Participants will be able to be next to and touch the medical dog during the activity.
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.
Mindfulness Activity led by CCLS
Participants will engage in a 10 minute mindfulness activity led by a Certified Child Life Specialist who will follow a mindfulness script. Participants will hold a stress ball during the activity.
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.
Coloring page activity led by CLAC
Participants will be provided coloring pages and colored pencils or crayons led by a Child Life Activity Coordinator, and will engage in the activity for 15 minutes.
Interventions
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Coloring page activity led by CLAC
Participants will be provided coloring pages and colored pencils or crayons led by a Child Life Activity Coordinator, and will engage in the activity for 15 minutes.
Mindfulness Activity led by CCLS
Participants will engage in a 10 minute mindfulness activity led by a Certified Child Life Specialist who will follow a mindfulness script. Participants will hold a stress ball during the activity.
Mindfulness Activity led by CCLS and Facility Dog
Participants will engage in a 10 minute mindfulness activity led by a Certified Child Life Specialist who will follow a mindfulness script. Participants will be able to be next to and touch the medical dog during the activity.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Who are eight to 17 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
* 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.
8 Years
17 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Children's Hospital Colorado
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Sarah Scott
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Sarah Scott
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Children's Hospital Colorado
Locations
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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25-1381
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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