Can Service Dogs Improve Activity and Quality of Life in Veterans With PTSD? (SDPTSD)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02039843

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : January 20, 2014

Last Update Posted : August 15, 2019

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

VA Office of Research and Development

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

About Study Results Reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov

Recruitment Status :	Completed
Actual Primary Completion Date :	June 30, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date :	June 30, 2019

Publications of Results:

Saunders GH, Biswas K, Serpi T, McGovern S, Groer S, Stock EM, Magruder KM, Storzbach D, Skelton K, Abrams T, McCranie M, Richerson J, Dorn PA, Huang GD, Fallon MT. Design and challenges for a randomized, multi-site clinical trial comparing the use of service dogs and emotional support dogs in Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Contemp Clin Trials. 2017 Nov;62:105-113. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2017.08.017. Epub 2017 Aug 26.

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