Status:
COMPLETED
Social Working Dogs Support to Children With Problematic School Absence
Lead Sponsor:
Uppsala University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Conditions:
Learning Development
Quality of Life
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-16 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this project is to investigate whether trained social service dogs can increase students' school attendance and school motivation, and ultimately contribute to students reaching the bas...
Detailed Description
The aim of this project is to investigate whether an intervention delivered by trained social working dog teams can increase school attendance among school-age children in grades 3-9, contribute to ch...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- Children from grades 3-9 with at least 15% absence from school during at least one semester and receiving no additional support.
Exclusion
- Children who had 50%-100% absenteeism for more than a year
- Children who were severely allergic to dogs or who had previous negative experiences with dogs
- Children from grades 1-3
- Children who had previously participated in an intervention with a social working dog.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 13 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 14 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07168460
Start Date
September 13 2022
End Date
February 14 2024
Last Update
September 11 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Uppsala University & Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Uppsala, Sweden