| Title: |
Dog-Assisted Therapy for Children and Adolescents With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study |
| Authors: |
Raquel Vidal, Laura Vidal, Francesc Ristol, Eva Domènec, Marta Segú, Cristina Vico, Núria Gomez-Barros, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga |
| Source: |
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 11 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: |
Frontiers Media S.A., 2020. |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Psychology |
| Subject Terms: |
FASD, animal-assisted therapy, dog-assisted therapy, human-animal interactions, psychosocial treatments, Psychology, BF1-990 |
| More Details: |
ObjectiveThe rationale of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of dog-assisted therapy (DAT) combined with pharmacological treatment in children and adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).MethodWe conducted a randomized, rater-blinded, controlled pilot trial in a cohort of 33 children and adolescents with FASD. Participants were randomly assigned either to DAT group (n = 17) or Treatment as Usual (TAU control group) (n = 16).ResultsOf the initial 39 participants enrolled, 33 completed treatment. A mixed-effects model analysis revealed that participants who were assigned to the DAT group experienced significantly improvements on social skills (SSIS-P social skills: p = 0.02, d = 0.8), reductions on externalizing symptoms (CBCL externalizing: p = 0.03; d = 0.56), and lower scores on FASD severity (CGI-S clinician: p = 0.001, d = 0.5).ConclusionDAT is a promising adjunctive treatment for children and adolescents with FASD.Clinical Trial RegistrationDog-assisted therapy for children and adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: a randomized controlled pilot study; http://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier NCT04038164. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1664-1078 |
| Relation: |
https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01080/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01080 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/42dc49eeee2144cea0d58d1179cbe9e4 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.42dc49eeee2144cea0d58d1179cbe9e4 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
