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Clinical trialNCT06057090TerminatedInterventional

Do Therapy Dogs Improve Behavior and Reduce Anxiety in Pediatric Dental Patients?

SponsorMedical University of South CarolinaEnrollment41Anesthesia, LocalChild BehaviorDental AnxietyTherapy Animals
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Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether the presence of a certified therapy dog during dental procedures that require an injection reduces anxiety and improves behavior in pediatric dental patients. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the presence of a certified therapy dog during dental procedure requiring an injection reduce anxiety and improve behavior in pediatric dental patients? * How do the parents of pediatric dental patients who participate in the study view the use of a certified therapy dog in their child's treatment? * Does the presence of a certified therapy dog result in different concentrations of microbes in the treatment room? All participants will receive standard of care. Researchers will compare the group with a therapy dog present to a group who does not have a therapy dog present to see if heart rate, oxygen saturation, percentage of nitrous oxide administered, and Frankl scores differ between the groups.

Investigators

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  • Julie L Marshall, PhD

    James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina

    Principal Investigator

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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • Medical University of South Carolina Pediatric Dental Clinic

    Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
13 Sept 2023
Primary completion
31 Mar 2026
Completion
31 Mar 2026
Last update posted
4 May 2026
Registered enrollment
41
Registry id
NCT06057090

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 4 Nov 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; FindMyKOL does not interpret them.