NCT03270592

Assessment of Service and Hearing Dogs

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 56 (actual)
• Sponsor: Linkoeping University · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

For persons with impairments and certain illnesses the use of service dogs may have positive effect. The effects of using these dogs to assist in every day life need to be studied further.The aim of the study was to assess how health care consumption was effected by using certified service dogs and to study the cost-effectiveness of having a certified service dog.

Detailed description

This is an exploratory before and after study with the aim to study how health care consumption was effected by using certified service dogs and to study the cost-effectiveness of having a certified service dog. Data was collected before the education of the dog started and the follow-up was made three months after completion of the education. Data was collected on Health care consumption and outcomes in terms Health related quality of life and Health outcomes.

Conditions

• Impairment
• Diabetes
• Epilepsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Service dog	Use of a individualized certified service dog

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-09-17
• Primary completion: 2014-07-02
• Completion: 2014-07-02
• First posted: 2017-09-01
• Last updated: 2017-09-05