NCT06713928

Effectiveness of Dog-Assisted Therapy on Compliance and Home Oral Hygiene Activities in Disabled Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Turin, Italy · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Recent scientific studies have shown how interaction with an animal can alleviate particular conditions of stress and conflict, thus representing a solid support for minor patients with social behavior problems or with physical or mental disabilities. In this co-therapy, a fundamental role is played by the relationship that is established between the human being and the animal, a very particular relationship capable of bringing about positive changes, in both members, but especially in the man who, benefiting from this push for change, can improve his own situation, whatever it is, and follow with greater interest and involvement the actual therapy activities proposed by the team that is following him.

Conditions

• Disabilities
• Dog Therapy
• Oral Hygiene, Oral Health

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Oral hygiene with dog therapy	The DAT session is divided into two phases: a pre-sitting phase in which the patient could interact with the dog, touching, caressing and playing with him, under the supervision of the dog-trainer. This phase lasted about 15 minutes. The second phase was a during-sitting phase in which the dog was in the chair, next to the patient, during the entire oral hygiene procedure, under the supervision of the dog-trainer.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-01
• Primary completion: 2025-02-01
• Completion: 2025-02-15
• First posted: 2024-12-03
• Last updated: 2025-02-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy