- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03729908
Animal Assisted Mindfulness Intervention (AAMI) for Patients With Acquired Brain Injury (AAMI)
Effects of an Animal Assisted Mindfulness Intervention for Patients With Acquired Brain Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of an animal assisted mindfulness intervention (AAMI) on patients with acquired brain injuries on their global severity of psychological distress.
In addition, the effects on the patients' symptoms of depression, anxiety, perceived stress, mood, coping and mindfulness/self-compassion will be assessed.
The study experimental condition consists of 6 weeks of intervention, containing 6 different modules. In every session, an animal will be present.
In the control condition, the same program and same exercises will be used without the presence of or reference to animals. Sessions take place two times a week for 6 weeks (leading up to a total of 12 experimental/control sessions), each lasting for about 60 minutes.
24 participants are planned to be included, 12 patients in each group.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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BS
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Basel, BS, Switzerland, 4055
- REHAB Basel
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients of REHAB Basel
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI); FIM (Functional Independence Measure) cut-off score defined as > 60
- Depressive or/and anxiety symptoms
- Psychological difficulties coping with the actual life situation
- 18 years or older
- Willing to work with therapy animals
- German speaking
- Willingness to participate/informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Communication and articulation is not possible
- Allergy to animals
- Aversion against animals
- Schizophrenic-related comorbidity
- Mobilization to "Therapietiergarten" not possible
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Animal assisted mindfulness based intervention
The intervention is the AAMI.
Trained animals that live in the "Therapie-Tiergarten" of REHAB Basel will function as therapy animals.
Trained psychologists will lead the AAMI.
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A mindfulness based intervention in the presence of an animal
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Active Comparator: Anti-stress program
The active control intervention consists of the same program, however without the inclusion of animals (Anti-Stress program, ASP).
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A mindfulness based intervention with no reference to animals
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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General psychological distress
Time Frame: 11 weeks
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Measured via BSI (Global Severity Index GSI).
The Global Severity Index (GSI) is designed to help quantify a patient's severity-of-illness and provides a single composite score for measuring the outcome of a treatment program based on reducing symptom severity.
Minimal total score = 0, maximal total score = 212 (higher values represent a worse outcome)
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11 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Depression
Time Frame: 11 weeks
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Measured via BDI-FS (Beck Depression Inventory - Fast Screen for Medical Clients, without somatic items).
The BDI-FS is a fast screen assessment of depression for medical patients.
The minimum score is 0, the maximum score is 21, higher values represent a worse outcome.
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11 weeks
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Perceived Stress
Time Frame: 11 weeks
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Measured via the PSS-10-D (Perceived Stress Scale - 10).
The Perceived Stress Scale was developed to measure the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful.
The minimal total score is 1, the maximal total score is 40.
Higher values represent worse outcome.
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11 weeks
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Mindfulness
Time Frame: 11 weeks
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Measured via the FFA-14 (Freiburger Fragebogen zur Achtsamkeit).
Minimum total score is 0, maximum total score is 39.
Higher values represent a better outcome.
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11 weeks
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Self-compassion
Time Frame: 11 weeks
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Measured via SCS-D Kurzversion (Self-compassion scale - Deutsch): Minimum total score is 1, maximum total score is 60, higher values represent a better outcome.
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11 weeks
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Coping
Time Frame: 11 weeks
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Measured via Brief COPE-G: The Brief COPE (-G, German version) Inventory is a multidimensional coping inventory to assess the different ways in which people respond to stress.
It measures problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping, and dysfunctional coping.
Each subscale ranges between 1 and 8 with higher values representing higher scores in the respective coping strategy.
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11 weeks
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Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Time Frame: 11 weeks
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A VAS measuring motivation, emotion, cognition and attitude towards animals.
The Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) provide a simple technique for measuring subjective experience and are continuous scales comprised of a horizontal line.
Minimum score for each item is 0, maximum score is 160 with higher scores representing better outcomes.
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11 weeks
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Mood
Time Frame: 6 weeks
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Measured via the MDBF before and after each session: Mehrdimensionaler Befindlichkeitsfragebogen. The "Mehrdimensionaler Befindlichkeitsfragebogen" (MDBF) is a German-language instrument to assess the 3 mood dimensions pleasant-unpleasant, awake-sleepy, calm-restless and includes 24 items.
Minimum score is 4, maximum score is 20.
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6 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Karin Hediger, University of Basel
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2018-00564
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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