Animal-Assisted Therapy for Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
Use of Animal-Assisted Therapy to Decrease Cardiopulmonary Pressures, Neurohormone Levels, and State Anxiety in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
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Brief Summary
Effects of complementary therapies on heart failure, a leading cause of hospitalization, are unknown. Animal-assisted therapy improves physiological and psychosocial variables in healthy and hypertensive subjects. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a 12-minute hospital visit with a therapy dog improves hemodynamics, lowers neurohormone levels, and decreases state anxiety in patients hospitalized with heart failure.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable heart-failure
Started Nov 2001
Typical duration for not_applicable heart-failure
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2001
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2004
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 23, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 24, 2006
CompletedJune 3, 2016
June 1, 2016
October 23, 2006
June 1, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (10)
Blood pressure
heart rate
pulmonary artery pressure
pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
right atrial pressure
cardiac index
systemic vascular resistance
plasma levels of epinephrine
plasma levels of norepinephrine
state anxiety
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- diagnosis of heart failure requiring medical management with an indwelling pulmonary artery catheter
- age between 18 and 80 years
- ability to read, write, and speak English
- mental status: alert and oriented to person, place, and time
- SVR greater than 1200 dyne · sec · cm-5 at least once within 12 hours from the start of data collection
You may not qualify if:
- SVR less than 1200 dyne · sec · cm-5
- allergies to dogs
- immunosuppression, defined as a white blood cell count of less than 4500 cells/mm3
- infection as determined by an elevated white blood cell count exceeding 11,000 cells/mm3
- body temperature greater than 38ºC
- decreased level of consciousness
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of California, Los Angeleslead
- Pet Care Trustcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
Related Publications (1)
Cole K, Gawlinski A, Steers N. Animal assisted therapy decreases hemodynamics, plasma epinephrine and state anxiety in hospitalized heart failure patients. Circulation 112(17 Supplement II):527, 2005.
RESULT
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Kathie Cole, RN, MSN
University of California, Los Angeles
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Anna Gawlinski, RN, DNSc
UCLA Medical Center & School of Nursing
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 23, 2006
First Posted
October 24, 2006
Study Start
November 1, 2001
Study Completion
July 1, 2004
Last Updated
June 3, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-06