Ireland
--:--IST
Latest
Astellas Expands Its 330 Million Euro Tralee Biopharma Facility with a Second Aseptic Filling Line to Double Drug-Product Capacity Xeolas Pharmaceuticals Opens 158,000 Sq Ft State-of-the-Art Baldoyle Facility to Scale Specialty Medicine Manufacturing Priya Life Science Partners with Fleming for the 9th Annual Corporate Compliance & Transparency in Life Sciences Summit in Zurich Ireland Has the Capital and the Lessons: Digital Project Management Is How They Become Delivery Dunbar Pharma Brings First Plant-Derived Dronabinol API to UK Market Through IPS Pharma Leveraging Priya Life Science as a Data Tracker: The Ultimate Use Case & Career Guide The €100K Reality Check: Why a Six-Figure Pharma Salary in Ireland Feels Different Than in Switzerland or Germany Ireland's €93.8 Billion Non-EU Pharma Export Engine: Trade Data, Destination Markets, and Economic Impact Astellas Expands Its 330 Million Euro Tralee Biopharma Facility with a Second Aseptic Filling Line to Double Drug-Product Capacity Xeolas Pharmaceuticals Opens 158,000 Sq Ft State-of-the-Art Baldoyle Facility to Scale Specialty Medicine Manufacturing Priya Life Science Partners with Fleming for the 9th Annual Corporate Compliance & Transparency in Life Sciences Summit in Zurich Ireland Has the Capital and the Lessons: Digital Project Management Is How They Become Delivery Dunbar Pharma Brings First Plant-Derived Dronabinol API to UK Market Through IPS Pharma Leveraging Priya Life Science as a Data Tracker: The Ultimate Use Case & Career Guide The €100K Reality Check: Why a Six-Figure Pharma Salary in Ireland Feels Different Than in Switzerland or Germany Ireland's €93.8 Billion Non-EU Pharma Export Engine: Trade Data, Destination Markets, and Economic Impact
Clinical Trials in Spain / NCT06468111
Recruiting Not applicable

Dog-Assisted Therapy in Children During Blood or Dental Extraction.

NCT06468111 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Spain tracker
Sponsor
Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Phase
Not applicable
Started
2022-01-01
Last updated
2025-09-15

Condition(s) studied

Emotional Stress

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Animal Assisted Therapy

Animal Assisted Therapy: Blood and dental extraction will be performed according to the usual protocol of the health center in both groups; with the additional assistance of the therapy dog in experimental group.

Study summary

The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) during blood extraction or dental procedures in a Primary Care Pediatric Service. Determine the improvement in facilitating the task of venipuncture or dental extraction for nursing or dental professionals. Estimate the reduction in the child's emotional stress during these procedures with the support of a therapy dog. Evaluate the emotional stress in the accompanying family member. These objectives will be accomplished through a randomized open label two-arm controlled study of AAT for children who need a blood or dental extraction.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
3 Years
Max age
12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 3 and 12 years old. * Need a blood or dental extraction. * Willing to participate in the study on a voluntary basis. * Delivery of the information sheet and signature the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * If in the initial interview they declared having allergy or fear of dogs. * Have aggression disorder towards dogs. * Not want to participate in the study.

Primary outcome measure(s)

  • Observation Scale of Behavioral Distress (OSBD) registered at baseline, during and immediately after the intervention — This scale registered behaviors in continuous 15-second intervals at baseline, during and immediately after the intervention
    Is an instrument for measuring children's distress during painful medical procedures, assessed by an external observer. It is a 4-point Likert-type scale instrument (where the numerical values are weighted from 0 (not at all) to 3 (very much)) that evaluates 11 different behaviors

Trial sites (1)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Centre d'Atenció Primària Primer de Maig Lleida Spain Recruiting

More Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina trials in Spain

Experience With the Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Devices in People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Starting soon
Proactive Telemedicine to Improve Healthcare Access and Prevention in Rural Primary Care (PTM) Active, not recruiting
Clinical and Economic Evaluation of Point-of-care Ultrasound-guided Infiltration for Subacromial and Carpal Tunnel Syndromes in Primary Care: a Cluster-randomized Study Protocol. Active, not recruiting
throMboembolic Risk Associated To High atrIal Fibrillation riSk Starting soon
ACOMPANYEM: A COMmunity Program Accessing Lonely, Disabled Neighbors (Young, Elder, and Midlife) Starting soon
Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

View NCT06468111 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ ← All trials in Spain