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Service Dogs and Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Military-Connected PTSD

NCT06723834 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 216

Last updated 2026-02-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study investigates the impact of Service Dog partnership on the effectiveness of Prolonged Exposure Therapy. We will learn whether Service Dog partnership in combination with Prolonged Exposure Therapy treatment can help Veterans with PTSD.

Conditions

  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • PTSD
  • Animal-Human Bonding
  • Combat Stress Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

Psychiatric Service Dog

Partnership with a trained service dog for PTSD.

BEHAVIORAL

Prolonged Exposure Therapy

12 weeks of Prolonged Exposure once per week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • United States Department of Defense

    collaborator FED

  • University of Arizona

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-23
Primary Completion
2030-09-30
Completion
2030-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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