Clinical trials: Animal Assisted Therapy
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
Brain Tumors, Quality of Life
Bridging the Gap: Using Video Art to Document the Human Face of Disease & Predict Quality of Life Assessments in Brain Tumor Patients
The goal of this study is to explore whether facial expression changes in visual portraits correlate with Quality of Life (QOL) questionnaire responses before and after pet therapy sessions and to compare scores of QOL…
- Conditions
- Brain Tumors, Quality of Life, Animal Assisted Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT02890940
- Testing
- Pet Therapy
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Pediatric Autism, Developmental Delay (Disorder)
Animal-Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Autism Spectrum Disorders
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) on prosocial behavior and emotional regulation in children with developmental delay, behavioral concerns, or autism spectrum disorder.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Autism, Developmental Delay (Disorder), Behavioral Concerns
- Trial name
- NCT06687850
- Testing
- animal assisted therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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
Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Nature and Animal-assisted Activities
Neuropsychiatric impairments in young adults are common and can involve social withdrawal, and difficulties in receiving support from healthcare and municipal social care services.
- Trial name
- NCT06431126
- Testing
- Nature and animal-assisted activities
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Kronoberg County Council
Trauma Injury, Depression
Therapy Dog Visits for Patients Hospitalized With Traumatic Injuries
Animal assisted therapy (AAT) with dogs has been shown to be beneficial for a wide range of patients with both acute and chronic illnesses, including spinal cord injuries, heart failure, myocardial infarctions, strokes, cancer…
- Conditions
- Trauma Injury, Depression, Anxiety, Anger
- Trial name
- NCT06812247
- Testing
- Therapy dog visits, Dog handler visits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
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
Pet Therapy Effect of Sleep and Quality of Life
The Effect Of Pet Therapy Applıed To Elders's Sleep And Qualıty Of Lıfe
Quality of life is defined as functional abilities that include the ability to fulfill an individual social role, the degree and quality of social interaction, mental health, physical competence, somatic senses such as pain, and…
- Trial name
- NCT06292390
- Testing
- Pet Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Impact of AAI Dogs on Performance and Behavior of Children with Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder usually diagnosed in early childhood. Children with ASD exhibit social communication and interaction problems, which may cause deficits in social-emotional…
- Trial name
- AAI (NCT06609122)
- Testing
- Animal Assisted Intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
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)
Aphasia
Assessing an Animal-Assisted Treatment Program for Adults With Aphasia: The Persons With Aphasia Training Dogs Program
The lives of more than 2 million Americans are affected by aphasia, an acquired language impairment most commonly resulting from stroke that affects the ability to remember and express words.
- Trial name
- PATD (NCT04610346)
- Testing
- Persons with Aphasia Training Dogs Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
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
Brain Injuries
Animal Assisted Therapy After Pediatric Brain Injury: Mediators and Moderators of Treatment Response.
Children requiring inpatient rehabilitation treatment following acquired brain injury (ABI) are at risk for poor engagement in rehabilitative therapies.
- Trial name
- NCT05250180
- Testing
- Animal Assisted Therapy, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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
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
Stroke
A Study to Evaluate Animal-assisted Therapy in Stroke Rehabilitation
The investigators hypothesize that the presence of a Mayo Clinic certified therapy dog will provide additional benefits above typical treatment for patients currently enrolled in the Mayo Clinic Stroke Rehabilitation Unit.
- Trial name
- NCT05046574
- Testing
- Stroke rehabilitative therapy sessions with therapy dog present
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
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
Impaired Social Functioning
Effects of Animal-assisted Therapy on Brain-injured Patients
The purpose is to investigate whether animal-assisted therapy has positive biopsychosocial effects on patients with brain injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT02599766
- Testing
- animal assisted therapy, standard therapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute