Actively Recruiting
Canine-assisted Psychotherapy Motivation Alliance
Led by University of Basel · Updated on 2024-07-18
150
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
343 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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 adolescents with psychiatric disorders aged 9 to 17 years old. Specifically, we want to elaborate if the dog needs to be integrated into the therapy in a form that it is part of the therapeutic context or if the presence of the dog without being part of the therapeutic context per se is beneficial.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Canine-assisted Psychotherapy Motivation Alliance
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 9 and 17 years
- Child is seeing the therapist for the first time
- Basic knowledge of German or English by child and parents to complete questionnaires
- Informed consent given by legal guardian
- Positive or neutral attitude towards dogs
- Therapists must work with their own therapy dog
- Therapists must have completed or be far advanced in therapy training under supervision
- Therapists must work with children and adolescents aged 9 to 17 years
You will not qualify if you...
- Acute psychosis or early childhood autism
- Diagnosed developmental disorder or intellectual delay; or inability to complete questionnaires due to development level
- Fear of dogs
- Allergic reactions to dogs
- History of aggressive behavior towards animals
- Therapists not working with their own therapy dog
- Therapists without completed or far advanced therapy training
- Therapists not working with children and adolescents aged 9 to 17 years
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
K
Karin Hediger, Prof. Dr.
CONTACT
W
Wanda Arnskötter, Msc.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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