Animal Assisted Interactions With Animal Robot in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Critical Illness, Physical Therapy Modalities, Occupational Therapy, Animal Assisted Therapy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to: 1. Establish the feasibility and acceptability of a therapeutic robot, Paro, for critically ill patients admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 2. Explore safety considerations related to infection control \[participant hospital-acquired infection (HAI) rates, screening for the presence of microbial contamination with real-time adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing 3. Examine the therapeutic effect of Paro on patient psychological variables, physiological variables, and sedative and analgesic medication requirements.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05075395

Run by

University of Nebraska

People needed

19

Starts

2019-07-01

Expected to finish

2022-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2024-12-16

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 5-18
• admitted to the PICU
• have an available parent or guardian
• an active consult request for physical therapy or occupational therapy
• awake, alert, and able to follow commands
• able to understand English
• free from significant vision or hearing deficits
• able to verbalize

You may not qualify if…

• have a pacemaker
• have droplet, enteric, or enhanced contact precautions
• have open wounds without a covering dressing or a dressing that is visibly soiled
• have known adverse psychological reactions to animals
• show signs of acute agitation (yelling, screaming, moaning, or is otherwise inconsolable)
• have excessive bodily secretions per primary bedside nurse
• report feeling nauseated

Where it is running

• Nebraska Medicine — Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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