Bridging the Gap: Using Video Art to Document the Human Face of Disease & Predict Quality of Life Assessments in Brain Tumor Patients

September 25, 2023 updated by: Stefan Petranek, Indiana University
The goal of this study is to explore whether facial expression changes in visual portraits correlate with Quality of Life (QOL) questionnaire responses before and after pet therapy sessions and to compare scores of QOL questionnaires before and after pet therapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Through this pilot study, the investigators propose to create new intersections between video art and clinical care by photographing and videotaping patients with brain tumors before, during and after pet therapy sessions. This exploratory scholarship has two equally compelling goals. First, the artistic component of the project aims to create compelling slow motion video portraits of patients' willing to share their experiences of what it is like to confront such a grave illness. The goal is to put a human face on disease and share the endurance of the human spirit through art. Second, the scientific component will assess the potential of using facial video portraits as a novel and innovative way to measure Quality of Life (QOL) in lieu of questionnaires in brain tumor patients. In addition, the project will evaluate the effects of pet therapy on the QOL of these patients.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

13

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with brain tumors
  • Willingness to participate in a brief pet therapy session with a dog
  • Willingness to allow photographs, pictures and audio used in an art exhibit

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Allergy to dogs
  • Concurrent disease or condition that would make the patient inappropriate for study participation or any serious medical or psychiatric disorder that would interfere with the subject's safety

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Pet Therapy
Behavioral: Pet Therapy

Patients will be asked to complete the standardized QLQ-C30/BN20 questionnaires. Following completion of the questionnaires, a trained pet therapy dog will be brought to the patients for approximately 10 minutes. After approximately 10 minutes, the dog will be removed and the patients will be asked to re-complete the standardized QLQ-C30/BN20 questionnaires. Patients will be photographed and videographed during this time.

Finally, patients will be asked to talk about how their perspectives on life have changed with their diagnosis. These responses will be captured for use in the art exhibit created from images collected during the study.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Correlation of facial expression changes with QOL questionnaire responses
Time Frame: Immediately prior to therapy session to immediately after therapy session
Will look to see if there is a correlation between facial expression changes in visual portraits with QOL questionnaire responses before and after pet therapy sessions
Immediately prior to therapy session to immediately after therapy session

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Comparison of scores of QOL questionnaires before and after pet therapy
Time Frame: Immediately prior to therapy session to immediately after therapy session
Will compare QOL questionnaire scores from before and after pet therapy sessions to see if there is a change after the pet therapy.
Immediately prior to therapy session to immediately after therapy session

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Indiana University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mahua Dey, MD, Indiana University
  • Principal Investigator: Stefan Petranek, Indiana University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 1, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2016

First Posted (Estimated)

September 7, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 28, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 25, 2023

Last Verified

September 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1604467360

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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