Canine-assisted Psychotherapy Motivation Alliance

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Alliance, Therapeutic; Motivation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Canine-assisted psychotherapy with dog actively integrated.; Behavioral: Canine-assisted psychotherapy with dog passively integrated.; Behavioral: Standard Psychotherapy

• Registration Number: NCT05384808
• Lead Sponsor: University of Basel

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-18
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-20
• Study Start: 2022-06-01
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-17
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-18
• Primary Completion: 2025-03-31
• Study Completion: 2028-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dog present and active part of therapeutic narrative.	Canine-assisted psychotherapy with dog actively integrated.	The dog is actively integrated into the therapeutic narrative.
Dog present but not active part of therapeutic narrative.	Canine-assisted psychotherapy with dog passively integrated.	The dog is present but not actively integrated into the therapeutic narrative.
No dog present	Standard Psychotherapy	Conventional psychotherapy with no dog being present.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Therapeutic alliance of patients	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	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.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Treatment satisfaction of patients	4 weeks	Treatment satisfaction of children is measured after the fifth therapy session as well as four weeks after as follow up using the "treatment assessment questionnaire (FBB)". The FBB consists of 20 items answered with a 5 point likert scale.
Number of missed sessions	5 weeks	Number of missed sessions and drop-outs will be documented for each child participating in the study.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Basel; 🇨🇭 Basel, Switzerland