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Effectiveness of Pet-Robotic Intervention in Intensive Care Unit Patients

Taiwan24 participantsStarted 2025-09

Plain-language summary

This study aims to develop a novel nursing intervention involving robotic pet companionship to reduce anxiety in patients undergoing spontaneous breathing trials.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years or older with clear consciousness. * Mechanical ventilation for more than 72 hours. * Previously failed the first spontaneous breathing trial and is clinically ready to undergo a second spontaneous breathing trial. Exclusion Criteria: * Multidrug-resistant organism infection. * Requiring airborne infection isolation precautions (e.g., COVID-19). * Immunodeficiency (absolute neutrophil count \< 500 cells/mL). * Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) less than -1. * Patient with a tracheostomy. * Subjects with implanted cardiac devices (e.g., permanent pacemaker, implantable cardioverter defibrillators) * Known allergy to the fur of the robotic pet.

What they're measuring

Behavioral responses

Timeframe: Baseline (within 30 minutes prior to each spontaneous breathing trial from Day 1), then every 30 minutes during each spontaneous breathing trial from Day 1 until extubation, intensive care unit discharge, or early termination.

Subjective Psychological response

Timeframe: Baseline (within 30 minutes prior to each spontaneous breathing trial from Day 1), then every 30 minutes during each spontaneous breathing trial from Day 1 of measurement until extubation, intensive care unit discharge, or early termination.

Objective Psychological Response

Timeframe: During each spontaneous breathing trial from Day 1 of measurement until extubation, intensive care unit discharge, or early termination.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07163247

SponsorNational Taiwan University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-11

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