Effect of Owning a Service Dog on Military Veterans With PTSD

NCT ID: NCT05208008

Last Updated: 2024-05-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-17

Study Completion Date

2024-12-31

Brief Summary

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The study aims to investigate the effects of a service dog on military veterans with post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD). The investigators will use non-invasive measures of the physiological responses, data obtained via dairy keeping, accelerometer data estimating activity and sleep patterns, and baseline information including psychological measures validated for this specific population.

Detailed Description

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The investigators will measure and compare the immediate effect of the presence of the dog, on days with low stress and high stress, using non-invasive measures of the physiological response, diary notes, and data on activity and sleep pattern The latter will also be collected for the service dogs. The investigators will apply a cross-sectional design. The participants will be divided into two groups based on whether they own a certified service dog (treatment group) or are on a waitlist for a service dog (control group).

The experimental period will consist of a 14-day period. In the preceding week the participants receive a visit, where they will be given instructions to fill in a diary, how to collect and store saliva samples, and use equipment for data collection. In the diary they record their daily activities and any situation perceived to be stressful during the experimental period. In the experimental period, the participants will wear an accelerometer. Every second day, the particpants will wear equipment measuring their heart rate.

Conditions

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Physiological Responses Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm Stress, Emotional

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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With service dog

Veterans living with a certified service dog

With service dog

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention

Without service dog

Veterans living without a certified service dog

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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With service dog

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Have been deployed in a war zone
* Fulfil criteria for PTSD
* Fulfil criteria for receiving a certified service dog
* If having a service dog, they must have owned the dog for more than 6 months, and the dog must be at leat 2 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

* Use of alcohol or drugs to an extent that it affects the ability to attend to ordinary daily activities
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Aarhus

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Karen Thodberg

Højslev, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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ANIMAL CONTACT 3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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