Animal Assisted Intervention With Dogs for Children With ADHD

Part of paid clinical trials in Irvine, California.

Sponsor
University of California, Irvine
Study ID
NCT05102344
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
7 Years - 9 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Behavioral Social Skills Training — BEHAVIORAL
    Behavioral Social Skills Training treatment as usual will include small group semi-structured play, didactic instruction and role-play of basic social skills, including assertion, ignoring provocation, accepting consequences, problem solving, following directions, and self-regulation.
  • Animal Assisted Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    Behavioral Social Skills Training treatment as usual will include small group semi-structured play, didactic instruction and role-play of basic social skills, including assertion, ignoring provocation, accepting consequences, problem solving, following directions, and self-regulation accompanied by trained therapy dogs

Study Details

This pilot study aims to replicate results of a previously studied novel, non-pharmacological psychosocial intervention for children with ADHD, utilizing an Animal Assisted Intervention with therapy dogs combined with traditional social skills training (AAI) compared to psychosocial treatment as usual with social skills training alone (TAU). This study also aims to determine if candidate physiological markers of HPA axis and ANS activity differ between groups and if these markers moderate response to the interventions.

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 17, 2021
Status verified
Aug 2025
Primary completion
Aug 30, 2023
Completion
Aug 31, 2023

Study Design

Enrollment
39 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Psychosocial Treatment as Usual
    Participants assigned to the active comparator arm will receive active non-pharmacological treatment utilizing behavioral social skills training strategies previously found to be effective in reducing symptoms of ADHD and improving social skills for children with ADHD
  • Experimental: Animal Assisted Intervention
    Participants assigned to the experimental arm will receive active non-pharmacological treatment utilizing behavioral social skills training strategies previously found to be effective in reducing symptoms of ADHD and improving social skills for children with ADHD accompanied by live therapy dogs

Primary Outcome Measure

ADHD-Rating Scale (ADHD-RS) at 8 Weeks [ Time Frame: At 8 weeks ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of California, IrvineIrvineCalifornia92697-

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