Viewing Study NCT04476836



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Study NCT ID: NCT04476836
Status: UNKNOWN
Last Update Posted: 2020-07-20
First Post: 2020-07-16

Brief Title: Animal-Assisted Therapy in Patients With Schizophrenia
Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Organization: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Study Overview

Official Title: Animal-Assisted Therapy in Middle-aged and Older Patients With Schizophrenia
Status: UNKNOWN
Status Verified Date: 2020-07
Last Known Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: Animal-assisted therapy AAT can be helpful to improve the psychiatric emotional physicaland social status in patients with physical and mental illness and the elderly

The study aims to investigate the effects of AAT program in middle-aged and older patients with schizophrenia The investigators will recruit 40 patients with schizophrenia in psychiatric ward randomised into AAT group and control group AAT group will complete the 12-week program This study contains two assessment sessions before and after intervention including PANSS ACIS MoCA-T CHI DASS-21 CST TUG and 5MWT
Detailed Description: Animal-assisted therapy AAT can be helpful to improve the outcomes of psychiatric and emotional symptoms physical activeness social skills well-beings in patients with physical and mental illness and the elderly

The study aims to assess the applications and outcomes of psychiatric symptoms social skills cognitive function well-beings emotional status and physical fitness of AAT program applied to middle-aged and older patients with chronic schizophrenia

The investigators will recruit 40 patients with chronic schizophrenia who were admitted to day care ward and rehabilitation ward and conduct a randomized controlled study 40 patients will be stratified by the ward into AAT group and control group AAT group will complete the 12-week program This study contains two assessment sessions completed within one week before and after 12-week program Subjects will be evaluated by the PANSS ACIS MoCA-T CHI DASS-21 CST TUG and 5MWT in both sessions Statistical analysis is examined using paired t-test to see whether there is a significant difference based on p-value between the scores of two assessment sessions in the AAT and control group and using independent t-test to see whether there is a significant difference in the change scores of two assessment sessions between the 2 groups

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: False
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None