Long-term Sustainability of the Effects of Dog-Assisted Therapy in Children and Adolescents With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: a 12-month Longitudinal Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 入组人数
- 55
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
研究概览
简要总结
This study looks at whether dog-assisted therapy helps children and adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder improve social skills, behavior, quality of life, and emotional well-being, and whether these benefits last over time. It is also aimed at assessing caregivers' emotional well-being. Participants will already have completed the therapy, and the study will follow them at different time points to see if the changes remain months later. Families and health care providers should know that the evaluation uses standard questionnaires and clinical ratings, with no new invasive procedures, and the main goal is to better understand which children and families benefit most and how to make this type of therapy more effective in routine care.
详细描述
This longitudinal study evaluates whether the benefits of dog-assisted therapy in children and adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder are maintained over time. The project focuses on social functioning, behavior, quality of life, clinical severity, and the emotional well-being of caregivers, using repeated follow-up assessments after treatment. The aim is to determine the durability of the intervention effects and identify factors that may influence long-term outcomes.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Years 至 18 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •all participants needed to have stable doses of medication for at least two months before the study and agree not to seek out any other psychiatric or psychological treatment during the study.
排除标准
- •Patients who were not behaviorally stable, presented agressive behavior or required more intensive treatment (hospitalization or day hospital) were excluded.
研究组 & 干预措施
Long-term Follow-up of Dog-Assisted Therapy.
This arm includes children and adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder who have previously completed a structured dog-assisted therapy program. Participants are followed at later time points to assess whether improvements in social skills, behavior, quality of life, and caregiver emotional well-being are maintained over time.
干预措施: Dog assisted therapy (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
时间窗: Single administration baseline
Intellectual Quotient
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL by Achenbach)
时间窗: 3, 6 and 12 months after baseline
Internalizing/ Externalizing Symptoms maximum scores for symptom severity
Social Skills Improvement System-Parent Form (SSIS-P)
时间窗: 3, 6 and 12 months after baseline
Social skills assessment - 0 to 60 max scotring
KidScreen 27- 0 maximum 135 - highest severity symptoms at 135
时间窗: 3, 6 and 12 months after baseline
Quality of life assesment
Clinical Global Impression Scale for Severity.0 to 7 (7 most severely ill).
时间窗: 3,6 and 12 months after baseline
Severity of FASD symptoms
次要结局
未报告次要终点