Clinical trials: Animal Assisted Therapy
Traumatic Brain Injury
Efficacy of Animal Assisted Therapy in the Treatment of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury
Patients admitted to the ED with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury defined by GCS less than or equal to 10 and confirmed by head CT scan or MRI were randomized into 2 groups: one receiving animal assisted therapy (AAT)…
- Trial name
- AAT/TBI (NCT05217030)
- Testing
- Animal assisted therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Inova Health Care Services
Anxiety, Depression
The Effects of Animal Assisted Therapy in Outpatient Psychiatry Clinics
This study will examine whether a session of animal-assisted therapy reduces anxiety levels and improves long-term clinical outcomes of outpatient psychiatric patients in regard to their Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychiatric or Mood Diseases or Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT05326074
- Testing
- Animal assisted therapy cohort
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Critical Illness
Animal Assisted Interactions With Animal Robot in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Establish the feasibility and acceptability of a therapeutic robot, Paro, for critically ill patients admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 2.
- Conditions
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Critical Illness, Physical Therapy Modalities, Occupational Therapy
- Trial name
- PARO (NCT05075395)
- Testing
- PARO therapy seal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Dental Fear and Anxiety, Animal Assisted Therapy
Animal Assisted Therapy
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether treatment assisted by companion dogs, as a behavior management technique during dental treatment in pediatric patients, is effective, in children between 4 and 12 years old.
- Conditions
- Dental Fear and Anxiety, Animal Assisted Therapy, Dental Treatment
- Trial name
- AAT (NCT07448714)
- Testing
- animal assisted therapy
- Where
- Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Puerto Rico
Situational Anxiety, Behavior
Impact of Therapy Dogs on Child Anxiety and Behavior During Local Anesthesia for Dental Procedures
Therapy dogs in dental offices might help anxious children during dental care. Therapy dogs might help children during injection of local anesthetic, when we inject numbing medication before working on the teeth.
- Trial name
- NCT06725134
- Testing
- Therapy dog presence, Standard-of-care basic behavior guidance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Pain, Therapeutic Alliance
Combining Animal-assisted Intervention and Placebo-induced Analgesia
An increased interest of animal-assisted interventions (AAI) can be observed within clinical practice, even though it is still not entirely clear how the presence of an animal contributes to the outcome of a treatment.
- Conditions
- Pain, Therapeutic Alliance, Placebo
- Trial name
- AIPLA (NCT04361968)
- Testing
- Dog only condition, Control Condition
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Effects of Animal-assisted Therapy on the Physical Function and Communication of Adults With Autism
The aim is to evaluate the effects of a dog-assisted therapy program on physical function and communication in a sample comprised of 24 adults with autism spectrum disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04859998
- Testing
- dog-assisted therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Daniel Collado-Mateo
Pediatric Cancer, Animal-Assisted Activities
Helping Improve Pediatric Patient Outcomes
This study involves two distinct activities: The first is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the efficacy and safety of therapy dog visits for children with cancer.
- Trial name
- HIPPO (NCT03471221)
- Testing
- Therapy Dog Visit
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Developmental Delays, Global Developmental Delay
Animal Assisted Therapy in a Pediatric Setting
The primary purpose for this study is to determine if children who receive Occupational Therapy while they are an inpatient in the hospital will be more motivated to participate in therapy as well as increase the amount of time…
- Conditions
- Developmental Delays, Global Developmental Delay, Stroke, Cancers
- Trial name
- AAT (NCT01441674)
- Testing
- Animal Assisted Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Chronic Pain
AAI in Elderly Patient With Chronic Pain
BACKGROUND: Nowadays, there is a progressive aging of population. Chronic osteoarticular pain is associated to a bigger consumption of medication and a deterioration of life quality in elderly people that could be improved by…
- Trial name
- NCT04079985
- Testing
- Animal-assisted therapy
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Stress, Social Anxiety
Animal Assisted Activities on the Stress and Social Anxiety
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the study is to determine the effects of animal-assisted activities on the stress and social anxiety levels of physically disabled children.
- Conditions
- Stress, Social Anxiety, Disabling Disease, Animal Communication
- Trial name
- NCT04845100
- Testing
- Animal Assisted Activity Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Şeyma Demiralay
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Animal Assisted Therapy
Dog Assisted Therapy Program for Children With ADHD
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of AAT intervention in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), in terms of improving functionality, ADHD-associated symptoms, attention and working…
- Trial name
- DOGAD (NCT06496685)
- Testing
- psychoeducational
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
FASD
Dog-Assisted Therapy for Children and Adolescents With FASD
The rationale of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of DAT in children and adolescents with FASD in relation to its effects on social skills, internalized and externalized symptomatology and on severity of FASD…
- Trial name
- NCT04038164
- Testing
- Dog-Assisted Therapy and pharmacological treatment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Mental Disorders, Severe
Evaluation of an Animal Assisted Therapy Program in People With Mental Illness, and Promotion of Positive Mental Health
Scientific literature reports that focusing interventions on people with mental health problems, from the threshold of Positive Mental Health, is effective and allows the person to promote positive mental health behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT05004298
- Testing
- Animal Assited therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Chronic Pain
Animal-assisted Therapy for Children and Adolescents With Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is highly prevalent in children and adolescents, up to one in four children will develop pain that persists or recurs for three or more months.
- Trial name
- NCT04171336
- Testing
- Animal-assisted therapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Respiratory Disease
Use Of Pet Therapy In Chıldren Receıvıng Nebulızer Treatment
The use of nebulizers in children is one of the most common noninvasive methods used in respiratory system diseases. This application can cause anxiety and stress in children in hospital environments, especially in emergency…
- Trial name
- NCT07082907
- Testing
- intervention group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University
Disorder of Consciousness
Effects of Animal Assisted Therapy on Patients With Severe Disorders of Consciousness
The study investigates the effects of animal-assisted therapy on patients with severe disorders of consciousness. The focus lies on the short-term biopsychosocial effects that occur when animals are present during therapy…
- Trial name
- NCT02629302
- Testing
- animal assisted therapy, standard therapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Pediatric ALL, Child, Hospitalized
Robot Rehab: AAI With Robot During Inpatient Pediatric Rehab
The purpose of this study is to: Aim 1: Evaluate the feasibility [consent and refusal rates, attrition rates, length, and number of completed therapy sessions], and acceptability [interviews with children and guardians, overall…
- Conditions
- Pediatric ALL, Child, Hospitalized, Physical Therapy Modalities, Occupational Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT05275543
- Testing
- Paro Robot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Eating Disorder Symptom, Eating Disorders
INTERconNEcT-Eds: a Guided Self-help Mobile App to Improve Outcome in Eating Disorders
Eating disorders (EDs) are psychiatric illnesses characterised by pathological eating behaviours, ranging from protracted undereating to recurrent loss of control over eating.
- Conditions
- Eating Disorder Symptom, Eating Disorders, Eating Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06551974
- Testing
- Guided self-help plus IPT, Guided self-help, TAU
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 242 people
- Sponsor
- University of Palermo
Depression
Interest of Animal-assisted Therapy With Dogs in the Treatment of Depression
This study is a randomized controlled trial (comparing "occupational activities" versus "dog-assisted therapy" arms) investigating the effectiveness of animal-assisted therapy with dogs in small groups of participants with…
- Trial name
- DATID (NCT06449690)
- Testing
- Dog-assisted therapy, Occupational activities
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Bon Sauveur De La Manche