Clinical trials: Animal-assisted Intervention
Conduct Disorder, Depression
Randomized Control Trial of an Animal-Assisted Intervention With Adjudicated Youth
The project involves testing the efficacy of an animal-assisted intervention (AAI). The AAI consists of a 10-week program in which adjudicated adolescents train shelter dogs and will be compared to a dog walking control group…
- Conditions
- Conduct Disorder, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT01594606
- Testing
- Animal-assisted intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Old Age; Debility, Nursing Home
The Effect of Animal Assisted Activity to Elderly
There is a global increase in the elderly population day by day. Biopsychosocial regressions and various health problems are seen in the elderly, and their care and follow-up are mostly carried out in nursing homes.
- Conditions
- Old Age; Debility, Nursing Home, Loss of Interest in Activities, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT05724927
- Testing
- Animal assisted activity
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atlas University
Animal-assisted Intervention
Neurodynamic of the Human Brain Underlying Animal-assisted Intervention in Healthy Adults
The electrical activity of the brain will be studied using EEG on healthy young adults. The frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA) of the participant will be measured during three conditions: presence of a dog, presence of a replica dog…
- Trial name
- NMAAI (NCT05837546)
- Testing
- Animal-assisted intervention, Factice dog intervention, Plant intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Karin Hediger
Male Circumcision
The Effect of Two Different Interventions Applied During the Transfer of Children to the Operating Room for Circumcision on Fear, Anxiety, Comfort and Pain Levels
The aim of this randomized controlled experimental study was to determine the effects of two different interventions on fear, anxiety, comfort, and pain levels during the transfer of children undergoing circumcision to the…
- Trial name
- NCT07094555
- Testing
- Animal Assisted Practice, Kaleidoscope
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MELİS CAN KESGİN GÜNGÖR
Physical Activity, Social Wellbeing
Multi-site Animal Assisted Intervention for Children With DD and Their Family Dog
The study purpose is to evaluate a novel multidisciplinary approach to fostering a therapeutic partnership between the participants with developmental disabilities and the participants family dog.
- Trial name
- DAID (NCT04799119)
- Testing
- Do As I Do (DAID) dog training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon State University
Social Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety
Assessing Mechanisms of Anxiety Reduction in Animal-assisted Interventions
Adolescence and young adulthood is a critical period for the development of social anxiety, which is often linked to other mental health challenges such as depression, mood disorders, and substance abuse.
- Conditions
- Social Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety, Social Anxiety Disorder of Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT03249116
- Testing
- animal-assisted intervention, active control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Animal-Human Bonding, Learning Problem
Human-Animal Interactions to Improve Reading for Children With Learning Differences
The overall purpose of this study is to determine feasibility and preliminary efficacy of pet therapy, or human-animal interactions (HAI), for children (5-12 years of age) with or at risk for LD.
- Conditions
- Animal-Human Bonding, Learning Problem, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT05235451
- Testing
- Human-Animal Interactions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
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
Depressive Symptoms, Human-Animal Interaction
Dog Presence and Oxytocin on Trust Towards Therapists
Oxytocin has been proposed as a neuroendocrine mechanism that may mediate the relationship between dog ownership and positive health outcomes and be linked to human-dog interactions and is thought to be a mechanism of…
- Trial name
- DOT (NCT06248710)
- Testing
- Oxytocin nasal spray, Animal-Assisted Intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Karin Hediger
Hematologic Neoplasms, Neoplasms
Animal-Assisted Intervention for Children With Cancer and Their Siblings
This study examined an animal-assisted program for children with hematologic or oncologic disease and their siblings. The program included ten weekly sessions involving dogs and donkeys.
- Trial name
- Ti Sento (NCT07861620)
- Testing
- Dog- and Donkey-Assisted Intervention
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ulss 2 Marca Trevigiana
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Animal Assisted Intervention With Dogs for Children With ADHD
This pilot study aims to replicate results of a previously studied novel, non-pharmacological psychosocial intervention for children with ADHD, utilizing an Animal Assisted Intervention with therapy dogs combined with traditional…
- Trial name
- PACK-PM (NCT05102344)
- Testing
- Behavioral Social Skills Training, Animal Assisted Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Animal Model, Pediatric
The Effect Of Animal-Assisted Intervention
The aim of the study is to examine the effect of animal-assisted practice on fear in children admitted to the emergency room.
- Conditions
- Animal Model, Pediatric, Emergencies, Fear
- Trial name
- NCT05824624
- Testing
- ANIMAL-ASSISTED INTERVENTION, Routine Care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Psychological Wellbeing, Animal-assisted Intervention
A Pilot Study on Animal-Assisted Intervention in Correctional Settings
Mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress are particularly prevalent among incarcerated individuals and are considered risk factors for recidivism.
- Trial name
- NCT06968351
- Testing
- Animal-Assisted Intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
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