Canine-assisted ANxiety Reduction IN Emergency

Completed

Conditions studied: Anxiety

In brief

The purpose of this study is to see if dogs can reduce the anxiety level of patients in the emergency department.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03471429

Run by

Indiana University

People needed

80

Starts

2017-12-21

Expected to finish

2018-04-04

Last updated by the study team

2018-09-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Research staff will screen for inclusion criterion by asking the care providers if they agree with this statement, "I believe this patient is experiencing moderate or greater anxiety".

You may not qualify if…

• Extreme intoxication, agitation that precludes conversation with the patient, fear of dogs, dog bite, allergy to dogs.

Where it is running

• Indiana University — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.