The Relationship Between Pet Therapy and "Well-being" in Geriatric Rehabilitation In-patients

Clalit Health Services

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cerebrovascular Accident; Hip Fracture

Treatments: Behavioral: care of guinea pigs; Behavioral: guinea pigs

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01234844

MMC10157-2010CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

In -patients in a geriatric rehabilitation unit, will participate in structured therapy with guinea-pigs on the assumption that the therapy will reduce anxiety and improve the outcome of their rehabilitation.

Full description

Measurement of anxiety before and after pet therapy using standardized questionaire.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

willingness to touch the pets,-

Exclusion criteria

blindness,deafness,aphasia, lack of knowledge of hebrew language,allergy or phobia to animals.MMSE less than 21,duration of admission lessthan two weeks.-

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

care of guinea pigs

Other group

Description:

Each patient serves as own control receiving "pet therapy "and "usual" occupational therapy on alternate days.

Treatment:

Behavioral: care of guinea pigs

Behavioral: guinea pigs