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Animal assisted therapy cohort for Anxiety

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Waitlist Available
Led By Matt Kern, MD
Research Sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up month 6
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Study Summary

This trial will see if a therapy session with an animal reduces anxiety and improves long-term outcomes for patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Eligible Conditions
  • Anxiety
  • Mental Health Disorders
  • Depression

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~month 6
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and month 6 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scores
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scores
Three-Item Loneliness Scale (TIL) scores
Secondary outcome measures
Mean Arterial Blood Pressure

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Animal assisted therapy cohortExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This arm will be the group that is randomized to receiving animal assisted therapy during outpatient office visits.
Group II: Control therapy cohortActive Control1 Intervention
This arm will be the group that will receive the standard outpatient psychiatric treatment without animal therapy.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Wake Forest University Health SciencesLead Sponsor
1,239 Previous Clinical Trials
1,004,176 Total Patients Enrolled
20 Trials studying Anxiety
9,095 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety
Matt Kern, MDPrincipal InvestigatorWake Forest University Health Sciences

Frequently Asked Questions

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How many participants can take part in this research endeavor?

"Affirmative. The clinicaltrials.gov repository demonstrates that this medical investigation, which was publicized on July 8th 2022, is presently enrolling patients. 70 individuals are required for the trial at a single site of recruitment."

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Are there any openings remaining in this experiment?

"According to the latest data posted on clinicaltrials.gov, this research endeavour is now recruiting volunteers. The trial was first announced on July 8th 2022 and was most recently updated at the end of that month."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
North Carolina
How old are they?
18 - 65
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
The Effects of Animal Assisted Therapy in Outpatient Psychiatry Clinics
2022. "The Effects of Animal Assisted Therapy in Outpatient Psychiatry Clinics". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05326074.
~3 spots leftby Apr 2025
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