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Wellness Effects of Animal-assisted Activities With Autism Spectrum Disorder Youth in a Specialized Psychiatric Hospital

16 maj 2019 uppdaterad av: University of Colorado, Denver

Physiological Wellness Effects of Animal-assisted Activities in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Specialized Psychiatric Hospital Program

Background: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are at higher risk for developing co-existing mental health conditions and consequently experiencing psychiatric hospitalization, compared to the general pediatric population. However, hospital environments can be exceptionally stressful for this population, given their social-communication deficits, ineffective emotional regulation skills and heightened physiological arousal. While the use of animal-assisted activities (AAA) show potential for various improvements in children with ASD in community settings, these "stress-reducing" and "social-buffering" benefits have not yet been studied within a psychiatric hospital setting for youth with ASD.

Objectives: Evaluate whether an AAA with canines can lead to reduced physiological arousal and improvements in social-communication as well as aberrant behaviors in children and adolescents diagnosed with ASD in a specialized psychiatric hospital setting.

Methods: Participants were recruited from the Neuropsychiatric Special Care (NSC) program's inpatient and/or partial day-treatment program. Prior to study participation, baseline demographic measures were acquired from caregivers and participants' ASD diagnosis was confirmed. Participants experienced two, randomly assigned 35-minute sessions (AAA and Control Condition) with a minimum two-day washout period between groups. Each session included a baseline 20-minute social skills group immediately followed by a 10 minute experimental or control condition. The AAA condition introduced a canine and volunteer handler for free interaction time while the control condition introduced a novel toy and a volunteer for free interaction. Participants' physiological arousal was continuously assessed throughout all conditions via the Empatica E-4 wristbands (Empatica Inc. 2014). All sessions were videotaped for behavioral coding using the Observation of Human Animal Interaction for Research - Modified, v.1.

Studieöversikt

Status

Avslutad

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljerad beskrivning

Background: Children with ASD are at higher risk for developing co-existing mental health conditions and consequently experiencing psychiatric hospitalization, compared to the general pediatric population. However, hospital environments can be exceptionally stressful for this population, given their social-communication deficits, ineffective emotional regulation skills and heightened physiological arousal. While the use of animal-assisted activities (AAA) show potential for various improvements in children with ASD in community settings, these "stress-reducing" and "social-buffering" benefits have not yet been studied within a psychiatric hospital setting for youth with ASD.

Objectives: Evaluate whether an AAA with canines can lead to reduced physiological arousal and improvements in social-communication as well as aberrant behaviors in children and adolescents diagnosed with ASD in a specialized psychiatric hospital setting.

Methods: Participants were recruited from the Neuropsychiatric Special Care (NSC) program's inpatient and/or partial day-treatment program. Prior to study participation, baseline demographic measures were acquired from caregivers and participants' ASD diagnosis was confirmed. Participants experienced two, randomly assigned 35-minute sessions (AAA and Control Condition) with a minimum two-day washout period between groups. Each session included a baseline 20-minute social skills group immediately followed by a 10 minute experimental or control condition. The AAA condition introduced a canine and volunteer handler for free interaction time while the control condition introduced a novel toy and a volunteer for free interaction. Participants' physiological arousal was continuously assessed throughout all conditions via the Empatica E-4 wristbands (Empatica Inc. 2014). All sessions were videotaped for behavioral coding using the Observation of Human Animal Interaction for Research - Modified, v.1.

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Faktisk)

75

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

4 år till 16 år (Barn)

Tar emot friska volontärer

Ja

Kön som är behöriga för studier

Allt

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Admitted to a specialized psychiatric unit for children with developmental disabilities
  • Meeting standard cut-off scores for ASD on the Social Communication Questionnaire Screener (> 12) and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2nd Ed
  • English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unwillingness to wear wristband & be videotaped
  • Allergies or phobias to canines
  • Inability to attend to and participate in a social group
  • Prisoner status or ward of the state

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Hälsovårdsforskning
  • Tilldelning: Icke-randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Crossover tilldelning
  • Maskning: Enda

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: Canine & Adult Handler Activity
Unstructured 10-minute small group interaction with canine & handler
Övrig: Activity
10 minutes interaction with therapy dog and adult handler in small group (2-4 participants).
Andra namn:
  • animal-assisted activity (AAA)
Aktiv komparator: Toy and Adult Handler Activity
Unstructured 10-minute small group interaction with toy & handler
Övrig: Activity
10 minutes interaction with therapy dog and adult handler in small group (2-4 participants).
Andra namn:
  • animal-assisted activity (AAA)

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Change in physiological measurements with the wristband device from baseline through 90 minutes.
Tidsram: Baseline; 90 minutes
The Wristband device is worn by the participant for 90 minutes during the day of the experimental condition. Physiological measure of Galvanic skin response, heart rate, heart rate variability will be assessed at baseline through 90 minutes. Collection points during this day includes comparison from baseline, social group, and experimental condition.
Baseline; 90 minutes

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Observation of Human Animal Interaction for Research (OHAIRE-modified)
Tidsram: Two 10-minute conditions (experimental and control) on two separate days.
The Observation of Human-Animal Interaction for Research (OHAIRE) is a timed interval coding system intended to capture the unique interactions between humans and animals. It was originally developed and piloted with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) interacting with typically-developing peers in a small group school setting with guinea pigs compared to toys.
Two 10-minute conditions (experimental and control) on two separate days.

Samarbetspartners och utredare

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Sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

Samarbetspartners

Purdue University
Human Animal Bond Institute for Research

Utredare

  • Huvudutredare: Robin L Gabriels, Psy.D., University of Colorado, Denver

Publikationer och användbara länkar

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Allmänna publikationer

Studieavstämningsdatum

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Faktisk)

6 augusti 2015

Primärt slutförande (Faktisk)

27 februari 2017

Avslutad studie (Faktisk)

13 mars 2019

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

24 oktober 2017

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

6 december 2017

Första postat (Faktisk)

12 december 2017

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

20 maj 2019

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

16 maj 2019

Senast verifierad

1 maj 2019

Mer information

Termer relaterade till denna studie

Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor

Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • 15-1227

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