Clinical trials: Animal Assisted Therapy
Language and Speech Disorder, Psychiatric Nursing, Mental Health, Pet Therap
The Effect of Animal-Assisted Activity Programme Based on Human Caring Theory on Perceived Stress, Social Adaptation and Communication Skills of Children With Speech and Language Disorders
Animal-assisted practice is an intervention method explained with different mechanisms and theories that provides protection and development of health through human-animal interaction.
- Trial name
- NCT07512180
- Testing
- Nursing Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Şeyma Demiralay
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
Anxiety
Animal Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Dentistry
A prospective randomized trial measuring physiologic biometrics and perceptions of stress during a pediatric dental exam, cleaning, and simulated radiographs with or without a therapy dog present.
- Trial name
- AAT (NCT05464888)
- Testing
- +Short AAT, +Long AAT, Active control; NO dog
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Child Behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Wellness Effects of Animal-assisted Activities With Autism Spectrum Disorder Youth in a Specialized Psychiatric Hospital
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…
- Conditions
- Child Behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Psychiatric Hospitalization, Veterinary Therapeutics
- Trial name
- NCT03369769
- Testing
- Activity
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
Efficacy of Animal-assisted Therapy in Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder and Addictions.
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a complementary intervention of therapy that has shown positive results in the treatment of various pathologies.
- Trial name
- NCT05115266
- Testing
- Animal-assisted therapy (AAT, Usual treatment
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Miguel Monfort Montolio
Obesity
Enhanced Internet Behavior Therapy for Treating Obesity
The purpose of this study is to compare two Internet-based behavioral weight loss programs.
- Trial name
- NCT00212238
- Testing
- internet behavioral weight loss program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
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
Physiological Responses to Contact With Dogs, Psychological Responses to Contact With Dogs
Measuring Effects of Contact to Dogs
The study aims to identify and quantify objective non-invasive measures of the immediate effect of contact with dogs in a standardized experimental setup.
- Conditions
- Physiological Responses to Contact With Dogs, Psychological Responses to Contact With Dogs, Behavioural Responses to Contact With Dogs
- Trial name
- NCT04696419
- Testing
- Different intensities of contact to dogs
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Anxiety
Animal Assisted Therapy in Dentistry
A cross-sectional prospective study measuring physiologic biometrics and perceptions of stress during a dental procedure with or without a therapy dog present.
- Trial name
- AAT (NCT04708028)
- Testing
- Dog Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Anxiety, Emotional Regulation
The Impact of Therapy Dogs on Anxiety and Emotional Management in the Pediatric Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of therapy dogs on children's anxiety and emotional management during a visit to the pediatric emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT04942678
- Testing
- 10-minute visit with therapy dog and child life specialist handler
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Balance Impairment, Accidental Fall
Examining the Feasibility of an Outdoor Therapeutic Horse Carriage As a Perturbation -based Balance Training
The proposed study is a prospective experimental single-arm pre-post study aiming to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of an outdoor therapeutic horse carriage, i.e., the Equine Dynamic Balance (EDB), as a form of reactive…
- Trial name
- NCT06708104
- Testing
- Outdoor horse-assisted perturbation training
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loewenstein Hospital
Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
Animal-Assisted Therapy in the Residential Treatment of Schizophrenia and Addictions
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a complementary intervention of therapy that has shown positive results in the treatment of various pathologies.
- Trial name
- NCT05103865
- Testing
- Animal-assisted therapy (AAT), usual treatment
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Miguel Monfort Montolio
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
Consciousness Disorder, Brain Injuries
Neurovascular Reactions to AAT in Patients With DOC
There is practical evidence but no scientific investigations that persons with severe disorders of consciousness can profit from animal-assisted therapy regarding their level of awareness.
- Trial name
- AAT NIRS (NCT03341325)
- Testing
- animal-assisted activity, control activity
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
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
Dementia, Aging
Optimal Dog Visits
The aim of this project is to study how an the intensity of dog contact during dog visits in nursing homes can affect the immediate response to, and the general effect of the visits, and whether the residents' level of cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT04635124
- Testing
- Dog visit, Encourage to engage in activity
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Bloodletting
The Effect Of Getting Children Between 3-6 To Watch Small Aquarium Fish On Physiological Parameters, Pain and Stress During Blood Collection
Disease patterns are different from adults due to the fact that the abstract thinking and cause-effect abilities of children in the 3-6 age group are not developed.
- Trial name
- NCT05252494
- Testing
- animal assisted therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Animal Assisted Therapy
A Possible Effect of Oxytocin During Interaction Between Humans and Animals
The purpose of this pilot study is to investigate the possible change of Oxytocin level in human blood after positive interaction with farm animals.
- Trial name
- Oxytocin2010 (NCT01226017)
- Testing
- Measuring oxytocin level in blood
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences