Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Impact of Facility Dog Intervention on Pediatric Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital Colorado

Conditions:

Inpatients

Pediatric

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-17 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

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 adm...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children admitted to an inpatient unit at Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Who are eight to 17 years old.

Exclusion

  • 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.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

126 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07221006

Start Date

December 1 2025

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

November 3 2025

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Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045