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| Boston Medical Center Healing Pups Program | UNKNOWN |
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Animal assisted therapy (AAT) with dogs has been shown to be beneficial for a wide range of patients with both acute and chronic illnesses, including spinal cord injuries, heart failure, myocardial infarctions, strokes, cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression. Studies have also demonstrated that even in healthy adults, the presence of dogs is associated with physiologic changes such as increased pain threshold, decreased blood pressure, and decreased heart rate. However, few studies have investigated the role of AAT in the post-operative course in adults. This study will investigate the impact of therapy dog visits on pain and anxiety scores for trauma patients at Boston Medical Center (BMC).
This study will be a randomized control design. Within 48 hours of admission, the study team will approach eligible patients admitted to the inpatient trauma service to discuss the study and obtain informed consent from patients expected to be admitted for 3-7 days. Consenting patients will be randomized to either a) participate in 2-3 ten-minute dog visits or b) receive 2-3 ten-minute visits with a handler alone. Within 24 hours after the last anticipated study visit, a member of the study team will administer a survey to assess participants' pain, depression, anxiety, mood, and emotional quality of life.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Therapy dog visits | Experimental | Participants randomized into this arm will receive visits from a therapy dog and their handler during hospitalization. |
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| Dog handler visits | Active Comparator | Participants randomized into this arm will receive visits from a dog handler during hospitalization. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Therapy dog visits | Other | 2-3 ten-minute visits by a trained therapy dog and the dog's handler |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Participants' pain assessed with a numeric analog score | The visual analog score ranges from 0 to 10 where 0= no pain and 10 worst pain (5= moderate pain). | 24 hours after the last study visit |
| Participants' pain assessed with pictures of facial expressions | The 6 facial pictorial expressions range from 0 to 10 where 0 is a face with a broad smile and 10 is a very sad face with tears. | 24 hours after the last study visit |
| Depression assessed by the Brief Mood Survey | There are 5 questions related to feeling depressed in the Brief Mood Survey with five potential responses of- 'Not at all', 'Somewhat', 'Moderately', 'A lot', and 'Extremely'. The range of scores for each of the 5 questions is 0 to 4, with a summed total score of 0 to 20 for the domain and higher scores are associated with feeling more depressed. | 24 hours after the last study visit |
| Anxiety assessed by the Brief Mood Survey | There are 5 questions related to feeling anxious in the Brief Mood Survey with five potential responses of- 'Not at all', 'Somewhat', 'Moderately', 'A lot', and 'Extremely'. The range of scores for each of the 5 questions is 0 to 4, with a summed total score of 0 to 20 for the domain, and higher scores are associated with feeling more anxious. | 24 hours after the last study visit |
| Anger assessed by the Brief Mood Survey | There are 5 questions related to feeling angry in the Brief Mood Survey with five potential responses of- 'Not at all', 'Somewhat', 'Moderately', 'A lot', and 'Extremely'. The range of scores for each of the 5 questions is 0 to 4, with a summed total score of 0 to 20 for the domain, and higher scores are associated with feeling more angry. | 24 hours after the last study visit |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Emotional quality of life now | The Emoqol-100 will be used to assess emotional quality of life. It is one question, 'How is your emotional quality of life now, with 100 being perfect and 0 being the worst imaginable?' Higher numbers are associated with a better quality of life. | 24 hours after the last study visit |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Sabrina Sanchez, MD MPH | Contact | 617 414 4861 | sabrina.sanchez@bmc.org | |
| Sara Myers, MD | Contact | 617 638 9191 | sara.myers@bmc.org |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Sabrina Sanchez, MD MPH | Boston Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Boston Medical Center, Trauma Inpatient Service | Recruiting | Boston | Massachusetts | 02118 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000081084 | Accidental Injuries |
| D003863 | Depression |
| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| D010146 | Pain |
| ID | Term |
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| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| Dog handler visits | Other | 2-3 ten-minute visits by a dog handler |
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| D009461 |
| Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |