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Animal Assisted Interactions With Animal Robot in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
NCT05075395 · University of Nebraska · Updated 16 Dec 2024
- What is being tested
- PARO therapy seal
- For
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL); Critical Illness; Physical Therapy Modalities; Occupational Therapy; Animal Assisted Therapy
- Kind of study
- Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. No drug phase (a device or procedure study).
- Who can join
- Ages 5 years to 18 years. About 19 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- United States
- When
- Starts or started 1 July 2019, ends 30 June 2022. Registered 12 Oct 2021.
- Results
- Posted on the registry on 16 Dec 2024.
In the researchers' words
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.
Sites
- Nebraska MedicineOmaha, Nebraska, United States