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Therapy Dog for Pediatric Echocardiogram

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Led By Piers Barker

Research Sponsored by Duke University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 hour

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will study whether therapy dogs can help young children cooperate during echocardiograms, and whether this will improve the quality of the echocardiogram.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for children aged 1 to 5 who need an echocardiogram at Duke Peds Echo Lab. It's not for kids or parents who don't want to participate, are allergic or afraid of dogs, might behave aggressively towards the dog, or have immune issues that could be worsened by animal exposure.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if therapy dogs can help get better quality echocardiograms and improve patient/parent experience compared to standard distraction methods. Kids will be randomly put into groups: dog therapy only, dog plus standard techniques, or just standard techniques.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

There are no physical side effects expected from the echocardiogram itself. The risks with therapy dogs are very minimal but include potential allergies and confidentiality loss; however, personal information is securely stored.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 hour

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 hour

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 hour for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Quality of echocardiogram

Secondary outcome measures

Parent satisfaction

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Standard distraction technique onlyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Standard distraction techniques only during echocardiogram.

Group II: Dog therapy onlyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Canine assisted therapy only during echocardiogram

Group III: Dog plus standard distraction techExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Canine assisted therapy plus standard distraction techniques during echocardiogram

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Duke UniversityLead Sponsor

2,363 Previous Clinical Trials

3,420,326 Total Patients Enrolled

Piers BarkerPrincipal InvestigatorDuke University

Media Library

Dog plus standard distraction tech Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03059407 — N/A

Therapy Dog Research Study Groups: Dog therapy only, Dog plus standard distraction tech, Standard distraction technique only

Therapy Dog Clinical Trial 2023: Dog plus standard distraction tech Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03059407 — N/A

Dog plus standard distraction tech 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03059407 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Am I eligible to join this clinical trial?

"To be considered for participation in this project, canine companions must range between 1 and 5 years old. The research team is hoping to recruit a total of 160 participants."

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Are elderly individuals eligible for this research trial?

"The age criteria for enrolment in the trial is between 1 and 5 years old."

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What is the extent of participation in this research?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this research study, which was first posted on May 25th 2017, is currently enrolling volunteers. Approximately 160 people are needed from the single site listed in the trial details."

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Are participants currently enrolling for this experiment?

"Affirmative. According to information published on clinicaltrials.gov, the trial in question is currently open for enrolment having been posted on May 25th 2017 and recently updated February 14th 2023. 160 subjects are required from one medical centre."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Impact of Therapy Dog Presence on Pediatric Echocardiogram

2017. "Impact of Therapy Dog Presence on Pediatric Echocardiogram". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03059407.