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Biopsychosocial Effect of Service Dog Training on Post-traumatic Stress (PTS) and Post Concussive Symptoms

NCT03907254 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 156

Last updated 2025-09-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Preliminary clinical evidence suggests that Service Members with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) who participate in the Service Dog Training Program (SDTP) report improved physical and psychological outcomes, including those with overlapping symptoms associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-concussion symptoms (PCS).

This study intends to examine the psychological, social, and biological effects of learning how to train a future service dog combined with standard of care for individuals with symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS), including those with overlapping TBI and persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms (PCS). Biological, social, and behavioral measures will be collected throughout study participation.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Service Dog Training Program

Participants will spend one hour, two times a week working with professional service dog trainers in order to shape the dog's behavior for it's future role as a service dog for service members with mobility impairments.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

    collaborator FED

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

    collaborator FED

  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paul Pasquina, MD · Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-03-05
Primary Completion
2022-10-07
Completion
2022-10-07

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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