Effectiveness of Pet-Robotic Intervention in Intensive Care Unit Patients

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Conditions studied: Spontaneous Breathing Trial in ICU, Spontaneous Breathing Trial

In brief

This study aims to develop a novel nursing intervention involving robotic pet companionship to reduce anxiety in patients undergoing spontaneous breathing trials.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07163247

Run by

National Taiwan University Hospital

People needed

24

Starts

2025-09-01

Expected to finish

2026-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged 18 years or older with clear consciousness.
• Mechanical ventilation for more than 72 hours.
• Previously failed the first spontaneous breathing trial and is clinically ready to undergo a second spontaneous breathing trial.

You may not qualify if…

• Multidrug-resistant organism infection.
• Requiring airborne infection isolation precautions (e.g., COVID-19).
• Immunodeficiency (absolute neutrophil count < 500 cells/mL).
• Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) less than -1.
• Patient with a tracheostomy.
• Subjects with implanted cardiac devices (e.g., permanent pacemaker, implantable cardioverter defibrillators)
• Known allergy to the fur of the robotic pet.

Where it is running

• National Taiwan University Hospital — Taipei, Taiwan (enrolling)

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