Status:
COMPLETED
Service Dog Training Program for Military Veterans With PTSD
Lead Sponsor:
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Conditions:
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an invisible wound of war, affects approximately 20%1 of the 18.5 million U.S. veterans and places them at higher risk for impaired biopsychosocial functioning. ...
Detailed Description
Veterans with PTSD attend 8 weekly sessions of either training a service dog or learning about how to train a dog at the Warrior Canine Connection facility in Boyds MD. They complete questionnaires pr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria
- Accepted into the Warrior Canine Connection Service Dog Training Program. Their inclusion criteria are:
- military veteran;
- diagnosis of PTSD;
- able to give informed consent; and
- able to understand English; And
- Military Veteran
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Excluded from the Warrior Canine Connection Service Dog Training Program. Their criteria are:
- fear of dogs;
- allergy to pet dander;
- active substance abuse;
- active psychosis, or
- history of animal abuse
- Excluded by the WCC from participation in their Service Dog Training Program because they have:
- fear of dogs; allergy to pet dander; active substance abuse; active psychosis, history of animal abuse or physically unable to complete tasks required to train dogs
- .
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 22 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 28 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03777020
Start Date
August 22 2019
End Date
February 28 2023
Last Update
July 26 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Warrior Canine Connections
Boyds, Maryland, United States, 20841