Pawsitive Impacts of Therapy Dog Visits
CompletedNot applicableNCT04727749
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Brief summary (from the registry)
The goal of this unique 18 month study is to better understand the experiences of pain patients in the Royal University Hospital (RUH) Emergency Department (ED), to create excellence in health care. The purpose is to measure the impact of visiting therapy dogs on reducing ED patient pain.
Study details
- Official title
- A Study of the Pawsitive Impacts of Therapy Dog Visits With Adult Emergency Department Pain Patients
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Therapy Dog Team Visit
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
- Collaborators
- Royal University Hospital Foundation
- Start date
- 2019-06-07
- Primary completion
- 2019-09-20
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Countries
- Canada
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Over the age of 18 * Able to provide consent * Attending the Emergency Department because of pain/discomfort * Canadian Triage and Acuity Score (CTAS) of 2-5 * Willing to visit with a therapy dog team (intervention group only) Exclusion Criteria: * Pain medications (specifically immediate release acetaminophen and opioid analgesics) within an hour prior to the visit
Canadian sites (1)
| Facility | City | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Royal University Hospital | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04727749