Status:

TERMINATED

The Effects of Animal Assisted Therapy in Outpatient Psychiatry Clinics

Lead Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Conditions:

Anxiety

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will examine whether a session of animal-assisted therapy reduces anxiety levels and improves long-term clinical outcomes of outpatient psychiatric patients in regard to their Generalized A...

Detailed Description

Previous research regarding the value and benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) has often been focused on outcomes within In-Patient settings. One project showed that AATs may offer a decrease in ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Outpatient psychiatric patients of Dr. Matt Kern who meet the criteria to be diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and/or Generalized Anxiety Disorder via Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and/or General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)

Exclusion

  • Prior history of animal related trauma
  • Participants that require psychiatric hospitalization during the experiment will have their information excluded from analysis
  • Participants who have changes made to any Hypertension / Blood Pressure medications during the experiment will have their Blood Pressure measurements removed from final analysis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 8 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 11 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

7 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05326074

Start Date

July 8 2022

End Date

August 11 2022

Last Update

June 5 2023

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Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157