Multi-site Animal Assisted Intervention for Children With DD and Their Family Dog

NCT04799119 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: IRB-2020-0816
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study purpose is to evaluate a novel multidisciplinary approach to fostering a therapeutic partnership between the participants with developmental disabilities and the participants family dog. This will culminate in an Animal Assisted Intervention aimed at increasing activity levels, enhancing social support, and increasing feeling of responsibility and wellbeing within this population.

Conditions

Physical Activity; Social Wellbeing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Physical Activity

  Physical activity will be measure through accelerometry.

  One year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Social well-being

  One year

Study Arms (2)

DAID dog training

EXPERIMENTAL

'Do As I Do' (DAID) dog training employs operant conditioning to train dogs to copy the behavior of their owner upon hearing the verbal cue 'Do it', similar to teaching a dog the rules behind the game 'Simon Says'. Once this rule has been established and generalized, something that can be achieved in dogs by practicing with only 3-6 initially learned behaviors, owners can demonstrate new actions and use the cue 'Do it' to prompt a matched, imitative, behavioral response.

Behavioral: Do As I Do (DAID) dog training

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention (waitlisted and will be provided with the experimental condition post-study completion).

Interventions

Do As I Do (DAID) dog training BEHAVIORAL

Children and their family dog will participate in this dog training program.

DAID dog training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Age 10-17 years
• Developmental disability (per parental report)
• Possesses family dog
• Participant can follow basis instructions.

You may not qualify if:

• Cannot follow basic instructions.
• Non english-speakers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oregon State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Megan MacDonald

  Oregon State University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: Randomized control trial experimental/treatment group and control.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 11, 2021
• First Posted: March 16, 2021
• Study Start: February 4, 2021
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2026
• Last Updated: November 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)