Effects of the Inclusion of a Dog in Psychotherapy on Children's Alliance and Treatment Motivation
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 150
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Therapeutic alliance of patients
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of the study is to investigate the needed extent and the way a dog is integrated into psychotherapeutic interventions for them to be motivating and alliance building for children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders aged 9 to 17 years old. Specifically, we want to elaborate if the dog needs to be integrated into the therapy in a form that it is part of the therapeutic context or if the presence of the dog without being part of the therapeutic context per se is beneficial.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 9 Years 至 17 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •for children and adolescents: :
- •Age between 9 and 17 years
- •Children are seeing the therapist for the first time
- •Basic knowledge of child and parents in either German or English to be able to fill in questionnaires
- •Informed consent given by legal guardian
- •Positive or neutral attitude towards dogs
排除标准
- •for children and adolescents: :
- •acute psychosis; early childhood autism
- •diagnosed developmental disorder or intellectual delay; if not diagnosed, exclusion when questionnaires cannot be completed due to development level
- •fear of dogs
- •allergic reactions to dogs
- •reported aggressive behavior towards animals in the past
- •Inclusion criteria for therapists:
- •working with an own therapy dog
- •completed therapy training or if not completed far advanced therapy training under supervision
- •working with children and adolescents aged 9 to 17 years
- •Exclusion criteria for therapists:
- •not working with an own therapy dog
- •no completed or far advanced therapy training
- •not working with children and adolescents aged 9 to 17 years
研究组 & 干预措施
No dog present
Conventional psychotherapy with no dog being present.
干预措施: Standard Psychotherapy (Behavioral)
Dog present and active part of therapeutic narrative.
The dog is actively integrated into the therapeutic narrative.
干预措施: Canine-assisted psychotherapy with dog actively integrated. (Behavioral)
Dog present but not active part of therapeutic narrative.
The dog is present but not actively integrated into the therapeutic narrative.
干预措施: Canine-assisted psychotherapy with dog passively integrated. (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Therapeutic alliance of patients
时间窗: 9 weeks
Patient's reported therapeutic alliance is measured after the first, the third and the fifth therapy session of a newly began psychotherapy using the german adaptation of the "Therapeutic Alliance Scales for Children" (TASC)". The TASC consists of 12 items, answered with a 4 point likert scale. The questionnaire assesses the therapeutic alliance from the perception of the child. Four weeks after the fifth therapy session children will be asked to fill in the questionnaire again as follow-up measurement.
Motivation of patients
时间窗: 9 weeks
Patient's reported motivation is measured after the first, the third and the fifth therapy session of a newly began psychotherapy using the "Situational Motivation Scale for children (SMS-15)". The SMS-15 consists of 15 items answered with a 7 point likert scale. Four weeks after the fifth therapy session, children will be asked to fill in the questionnaire again as follow-up measurement.
次要结局
- Treatment satisfaction of patients(4 weeks)
- Number of missed sessions(5 weeks)
研究者
Dr. Karin Hediger
Prof. Dr. Karin Hediger
University of Basel