Animal Assisted Therapy in a Pediatric Setting

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2011
The primary purpose for this study is to determine if children who receive Occupational Therapy while they are an inpatient in the hospital will be more motivated to participate in therapy as well as increase the amount of time they will work during that particular session when a therapy dog is present during their sessions. The investigators will also be collecting data regarding a child\'s heart rate and blood pressure prior to the session starting and ending to determine if having a therapy dog present also helps relax a child.
Epistemonikos ID: 7fe50dafe8f660159eb16b4275a8d84067535386
First added on: May 10, 2024