# The Impact of Therapy Dogs on Anxiety and Emotional Management in the Pediatric Emergency Department

> **NCT04942678** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Louisville** · enrollment: 41 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Anxiety
- Emotional Regulation

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** 10-minute visit with therapy dog and child life specialist handler

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04942678
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Louisville
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-05-25
- **Primary completion:** 2021-07-26
- **Final completion:** 2021-07-26
- **Target enrollment:** 41 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-03-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04942678

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04942678, "The Impact of Therapy Dogs on Anxiety and Emotional Management in the Pediatric Emergency Department". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-08-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04942678. Licensed CC0.

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