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Can Service Dogs Improve Activity and Quality of Life in Veterans With PTSD?

NCT02039843 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 287

Last updated 2023-12-01

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Summary

Service Dogs are trained to assist people with disabilities to accomplish tasks which permit the individual to be more functional in their home and social environment. Often the dogs are trained to help in the completion of activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. Service Dogs are efficacious for individuals with disabilities, such as vision limitations, spinal cord injury and hearing problems. In addition, some mental health outcomes have improved with the introduction of a Service Dog. A research study was mandated in the Department of Defense Bill of 2010, to examine the efficacy of service dogs for Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Together with the Cooperative Studies Program, the proponents have designed a research study to effectively meet the demands of the Bill and to provide timely research into an evolving field.

Conditions

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

Emotional Support Dogs

Emotional Support Dogs were required to pass the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen and the American Kennel Club Community Canine tests and be well-behaved and well-socialized.

OTHER

Service Dogs

Service Dogs were required to pass the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen and the Assistance Dogs International Public Access tests and trained to complete five PTSD-specific tasks (lights, sweep, bring, block, \& behind).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Joan Richerson, DVM · Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Nashville Campus, Nashville, TN

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-12-15
Primary Completion
2019-06-30
Completion
2019-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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