Animal Assisted Activity Program on Patients and Staff on an Inpatient Surgical Oncology Unit

CompletedOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

146

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2015

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2017

Conditions
Postoperative Care
Interventions
OTHER

standard post surgery care

BEHAVIORAL

Caring Canine program

The therapy dogs who visit at MSKCC. A visit by a therapy dog typically lasts about 10-15 minutes with the patient interacting with the therapy dog while the dog is supervised by the handler.

BEHAVIORAL

baseline and post assessment

The baseline and post assessment will include the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL R-IV) (Stamm, 1997-2005) and qualitative questions.

Trial Locations (1)

10065

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OTHER

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