Status:

RECRUITING

Canine-assisted Psychotherapy Motivation Alliance

Lead Sponsor:

University of Basel

Conditions:

Motivation

Alliance, Therapeutic

Eligibility:

All Genders

9-17 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the needed extent and the way a dog is integrated into psychotherapeutic interventions for them to be motivating and alliance building for children and adolescen...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria for children and adolescents: :
  • Age between 9 and 17 years
  • Children are seeing the therapist for the first time
  • Basic knowledge of child and parents in either German or English to be able to fill in questionnaires
  • Informed consent given by legal guardian
  • Positive or neutral attitude towards dogs
  • Exclusion Criteria for children and adolescents: :
  • acute psychosis; early childhood autism
  • diagnosed developmental disorder or intellectual delay; if not diagnosed, exclusion when questionnaires cannot be completed due to development level
  • fear of dogs
  • allergic reactions to dogs
  • reported aggressive behavior towards animals in the past
  • Inclusion criteria for therapists:
  • working with an own therapy dog
  • completed therapy training or if not completed far advanced therapy training under supervision
  • working with children and adolescents aged 9 to 17 years
  • Exclusion criteria for therapists:
  • not working with an own therapy dog
  • no completed or far advanced therapy training
  • not working with children and adolescents aged 9 to 17 years

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2022

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 31 2028

    Estimated Enrollment :

    150 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT05384808

    Start Date

    June 1 2022

    End Date

    December 31 2028

    Last Update

    July 18 2024

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    University of Basel

    Basel, Switzerland