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Animal Assisted Intervention With Dogs for Children With ADHD

NCT05102344 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

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Summary

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 social skills training (AAI) compared to psychosocial treatment as usual with social skills training alone (TAU). This study also aims to determine if candidate physiological markers of HPA axis and ANS activity differ between groups and if these markers moderate response to the interventions.

Conditions

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Social Skills Training

Behavioral Social Skills Training treatment as usual will include small group semi-structured play, didactic instruction and role-play of basic social skills, including assertion, ignoring provocation, accepting consequences, problem solving, following directions, and self-regulation.

BEHAVIORAL

Animal Assisted Intervention

Behavioral Social Skills Training treatment as usual will include small group semi-structured play, didactic instruction and role-play of basic social skills, including assertion, ignoring provocation, accepting consequences, problem solving, following directions, and self-regulation accompanied by trained therapy dogs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of California, Irvine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sabrina EB Schuck, Ph.D. · University of California, Irvine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
9 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-17
Primary Completion
2023-08-30
Completion
2023-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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