Investigation of Behaviour by Dogs Prior to Human Epileptic Seizures and Potential Underlying Mechanisms. Part 1:International Inventory of Seizure Dogs
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 227
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Descriptive analysis of the population of owners of alerting and non-alerting dogs
研究概览
简要总结
This international research project looks at the reliability of canine seizure alerting behaviour in epilepsy patients. In the first stage an international database to identify the size and composition of the population of seizure alerting dogs has been created.
详细描述
The size and composition of the population of seizure alerting dogs is still widely unknown, particularly the population of non-trained alerting dogs. Previously published studies have focused on anecdotal reports, single case studies, or small samples of the population. Some studies do not make a clear distinction between response and alert dogs and/or include only one type of alerting dogs. The objective of this study is to create an international alerting dog database including trained Seizure Alert Dogs (SADs), spontaneously alerting Seizure Response Dogs (SRDs) and spontaneously alerting pet dogs. This information will be used to select a representative sample of the population for subsequent work packages and to perform a descriptive analysis of the population of alerting dogs in and international context. For the database, two questionnaires will be developed: one will be directed to SDR and SAD trainers and a second one to epilepsy patients owning a dog.
Questionnaires
The Trainer Questionnaire will be sent to training organisations via email and will request the following information:
- Number of active working dogs.
- Dog demographic information and selection criteria.
- The type of patient inclusion criteria they use
- Training methods used.
- For SRD that spontaneously started anticipating seizures: information about further training that may have been provided.
The questionnaire directed to epilepsy patients owning dogs will be accessible from our website and will collect the following information:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Adults ( >18 years) diagnosed with epilepsy who live with a dog
- •Children (< 18 years) that have been diagnosed with epilepsy and live with a dog; represented by the parents
- •Epilepsy patients with intellectual disabilities that live with a dog; represented by their legal representative
排除标准
- •Participants or their representative must be able to answer questions using our online questionnaire. They must sign the inform consent to access the questionnaire.
结局指标
主要结局
Descriptive analysis of the population of owners of alerting and non-alerting dogs
时间窗: Until October 2020
Comparison of the responses from owners of alerting dogs and the responses of owners of non-alerting dogs in terms of type and frequency of seizures, presence or not od pre-ictal symptoms, etc.
次要结局
- Differences in human-dog bond between alerting and non alerting dogs(Until October 2020)
- Differences in personality traits between alerting and non alerting dogs(Until October 2020)