Contribution of Animal-assisted Intervention in Oral Healthcare for Disabled Patients (YODA) (NCT05577234) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Contribution of Animal-assisted Intervention in Oral Healthcare for Disabled Patients (YODA)
France50 participantsStarted 2023-03-24
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether animal-assisted therapy during 2 care sessions then facilitates conventional ambulatory management without animal assistance in anxious uncooperative children with autism.
Who can participate
Age range6 Years – 17 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Minors aged ≥ 6 to ≤ 17 years,
* Carriers of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
* Child with an average Venham scale score ≥ 3 at the end of the care of the inclusion session
* Who accept the presence of the dog
* Who declare having been in contact with a dog in the past
* Consent from the child's legal guardians for the child's participation in the study,
* Be affiliated to a social security scheme in their own name or be the legal guardian of a person with parental authority.
* A state of health requiring a simple, non-complex dental procedure (preventive, carious, traumatic or orthodontic care, excluding complex surgery in the operating theatre)
* A state of health requiring a dental treatment protocol consisting of at least 3 scheduled treatment sessions spaced at least 7 days and no more than 21 days apart.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Child with dog allergy
* Cynophobia
* Who claims never to have been exposed to a dog (allergy risk not assessed)
* Patient on AME
What they're measuring
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Average anxiety
Timeframe: through study completion, an average of 3 months