A Pilot Study to Examine the Impact of a Therapy Dog Intervention on Loneliness and Related Health Outcomes in Vulnerable Populations

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

72

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 16, 2021

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2024

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2024

Conditions
LonelinessDepressionAnxietyQuality of Life
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Animal-assisted interaction

A dog-handler team or a handler alone will visit participants with a dog for approximately 20 minutes on 3 consecutive days during their inpatient hospital stay

BEHAVIORAL

Conversational control

A handler alone will visit participants without a dog for approximately 20 minutes on 3 consecutive days during their inpatient hospital stay

Trial Locations (1)

23298

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Waltham Petcare Science Institute

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI)

UNKNOWN

lead

Virginia Commonwealth University

OTHER

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