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UnknownNCT04859998
Effects of Animal-assisted Therapy on the Physical Function and Communication of Adults With Autism
Effects of Animal-assisted Therapy on the Physical Function and Communication of Adults With Autism: a Controlled Trial.
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 24 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Daniel Collado-Mateo · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 40 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim is to evaluate the effects of a dog-assisted therapy program on physical function and communication in a sample comprised of 24 adults with autism spectrum disorder. The sample will be divided into 2 groups, a control group and an experimental group. Changes after 10 weeks (20 sessions) will be compared between-groups.
Detailed description
The intervention program will consist of 20 sessions conducted twice a week in the facilities of the collaborator associations. Each session will be conducted in groups of 3 participants and will last 30 minutes. It will include a welcome part, a main part (based on different activities and physical exercises with the dog) and a closing part to say goodbye to the dogs. Physical function measures will be conducted before and after the completion of the study. The interaction and communication will be assessed during the sessions in the first, tenth and last ones.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | dog-assisted therapy | It will consist of 20 sessions conducted twice a week in the facilities of the association. It will involve different activities and physical exercises facilitated by the dogs. The program will be conducted in two associations (12 participants in each one, 6 belonging to the experimental and 6 belonging to the control group in each association) and in groups of three participants. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2021-04-26
- Primary completion
- 2021-07-15
- Completion
- 2021-07-15
- First posted
- 2021-04-26
- Last updated
- 2021-04-26
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Spain
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04859998. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.