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NCT03784573 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Canine-Assisted Anxiety Reduction In Emergency Care

A NA study, sponsored by Indiana University.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
80
Enrollment target

NCT03784573: Completed NA study, sponsored by Indiana University.

NCT03784573 is a NA study that has completed, run by Indiana University. The registered enrollment target is 80 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03784573, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Indiana University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
80 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Compare the effect of a single exposure to a therapy dog and handler within the pediatric emergency department patient with anxiety by measuring the change in patient perception of anxiety before and after dog exposure using the FACES scale. We will also measure galvanic skin response (resistance to electrical current).

Primary Outcome

Change in anxiety level of subject with the use of the FACES scale

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Dog + handler
  • BEHAVIORAL No dog

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 80 participants
Start Date 2019-01-07
Est. Completion 2024-06-30
Phase NA
Indiana University

890 total trials

What the finished NCT03784573 record still lists

NCT03784573 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 80 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Dog + handler is the first listed.

NCT03784573 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03784573 about?

NCT03784573 is a clinical study titled "Canine-Assisted Anxiety Reduction In Emergency Care". Compare the effect of a single exposure to a therapy dog and handler within the pediatric emergency department patient with anxiety by measuring the change in patient perception of anxiety before and after dog exposure using the FACES scale. We will also measure galvanic skin response (resistance to...

What is the current status of trial NCT03784573?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 80 participants. The study started on 2019-01-07. Estimated completion is 2024-06-30.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03784573?

The interventions under investigation include: Dog + handler (BEHAVIORAL), No dog (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03784573?

This trial is sponsored by Indiana University, which has 890 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03784573's enrollment target sits among peer trials

80 994th of 2000 higher than 941 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03784573, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03784573 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.