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Register: REBEC
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  RBR-6q5rd5
Date of registration: 18/04/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Fundação Pio XII
Public title: The impact of dogs therapy for children with cancer
Scientific title: The impact of the Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) in oncological pediatric patients on physiological and psychosocial variables
Date of first enrolment: 30/06/2015
Target sample size:
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
URL:  http://ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-6q5rd5
Study type:  Intervention
Study design:  clinical trial, one group, open, prospective  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Brazil
Contacts
Name: Nathiana Belgamo   da Silva
Address:  R. Antenor Duarte Vilela, 1331 14784-400 Barretos Brazil
Telephone: +55 (16) 981469505
Email: nathisbs@hotmail.com
Affiliation:  Fundação Pio XII
Name: Nathiana Belgamo   da Silva
Address:  R. Antenor Duarte Vilela, 1331 14784-400 Barretos Brazil
Telephone: +55 (16) 981469505
Email: nathisbs@hotmail.com
Affiliation:  Fundação Pio XII
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children of both sexes; 6 to 12 years old; diagnosis of a solid tumor; current diagnosis or relapse less than six months; with good clinical condition; signature of the Terms of Consent and Assent.
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria (study): children did not identify with the TAA; with serius mental problems what can cause an accident with the animal; no conclusion of the TAA program; incomplete answers to questionnaires applied; to allergic animals.

Exclusion criteria for the sessions: isolation precaution; presence of wound surgical; use of invasive device; presence of ostomy; neutropenia; fever; diarrhea; vomiting; respiratory symptoms; being hospitalized.


Age minimum: 6Y
Age maximum: 12Y
Gender: -
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Malignant neoplasms
C00-C97
Intervention(s)
The intervention is characterized as participation in three assisted animal therapy group sessions. The frequency should be a weekly session lasting 30 minutes in an open group of five to seven participants per group( to be achieved total of 30 participants) . A female dog of Labrador breed, four years old will be used. It's name is name Wendy, and it was selected because it is considered a therapist dog and able to perform the AAR, after evaluation of the veterinarian and trainer. The activities in group involve: hiking, launching toys and circuits with the dog
Behavioural
F04.754.137
Primary Outcome(s)
Improved stress level / humor, measured by self-report instruments. The improvement/ effectiveness will be seen when the analysis pre and post intervention are significant (p <0.05) determined using the Mann-Whitney test
Secondary Outcome(s)
Improvement in the symptoms of pain and quality of life, measured by self report scales.The improvement/ effectiveness will be seen when the analysis pre and post intervention are significant (p <0.05) determined using the Mann-Whitney test
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Fundação Pio XII
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Fundação Pio XII
Ethics review
Results
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