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Primary study
Registry of Trials»ClinicalTrials.gov
Year
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2023
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a randomized controlled trial comparing a pet dog walking intervention to an attention control education intervention in adult intensive care unit survivors.
The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:
* What is the feasibility of a pet dog-walking intervention compared to an attention control education intervention on depression, anxiety, cortisol, and quality of life for adult ICU survivors.
* What is the acceptability of a pet dog-walking intervention compared to an attention control education intervention on depression, anxiety, cortisol, and quality of life for adult ICU survivors.
The secondary question\[s\] it aims to answer are:
- What are the differences in depression, anxiety, serum cortisol, and quality of life between and within a companion dog walking intervention compared to an attention control education intervention for ICU survivors?
Participants in the intervention group will be asked to:
* Participate in dog walking with their pet dog at least three times per week, for at least 10 minutes each walk, for 8-weeks.
* Wear an activity monitor and record their dog walks in a diary.
* Complete surveys to measure depression, anxiety, and quality of life at the start of the study, after week 4, and after week 8.
* Have blood drawn to measure cortisol levels at the start of the study, after week 4, and after week 8.
Participants in the control group will be asked to:
* Read educational materials about their pet dog\'s health once every week (education materials are provided by the researchers).
* Wear an activity monitor and record when they read their education materials in a diary.
* Complete surveys to measure depression, anxiety, and quality of life at the start of the study, after week 4, and after week 8.
* Have blood drawn to measure cortisol levels at the start of the study, after week 4, and after week 8.
Participants will be assigned to an intervention group or a control group to see if there are differences in depression, anxiety, serum cortisol, and quality of life.
Epistemonikos ID: 5466be3792158dbed8ecebc67360b9a5c8afb59a
First added on: Feb 19, 2024