Status:

COMPLETED

Social Working Dogs Support to Children With Problematic School Absence

Lead Sponsor:

Uppsala University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Conditions:

Learning Development

Quality of Life

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-16 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to investigate whether trained social service dogs can increase students' school attendance and school motivation, and ultimately contribute to students reaching the bas...

Detailed Description

The aim of this project is to investigate whether an intervention delivered by trained social working dog teams can increase school attendance among school-age children in grades 3-9, contribute to ch...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- Children from grades 3-9 with at least 15% absence from school during at least one semester and receiving no additional support.

Exclusion

  • Children who had 50%-100% absenteeism for more than a year
  • Children who were severely allergic to dogs or who had previous negative experiences with dogs
  • Children from grades 1-3
  • Children who had previously participated in an intervention with a social working dog.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 13 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 14 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

64 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07168460

Start Date

September 13 2022

End Date

February 14 2024

Last Update

September 11 2025

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Uppsala University & Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Uppsala, Sweden