Impact of Dog Adoption and Training in Veterans With Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms and/or Other Mental Health Conditions
Summary
NIH/NLM registered a single-arm clinical trial (NCT07542431) evaluating whether a dog adoption and training program can decrease posttraumatic stress symptoms, reduce stress, improve psychosocial health, and change biological markers (inflammation, oxytocin, brain structure/function) in veterans with self-reported PTSD or other mental health conditions. Participants attend eight one-hour professional dog training sessions within 10 weeks and visit a clinical research unit four times for data collection. The study carries no compliance obligations for external parties.
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This document registers a new clinical trial (NCT07542431) on ClinicalTrials.gov describing a single-arm intervention study. The trial enrolls veterans with self-reported posttraumatic stress symptoms and/or other mental health conditions and tests a structured dog adoption and training program as a potential therapeutic approach across psychological, physiological, and neuroimaging outcomes.
Healthcare providers, veterans' services organizations, and researchers studying complementary PTSD interventions should note this trial's design and inclusion criteria. No compliance obligations are created by this registration; it is an informational record of ongoing research.
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Impact of Dog Adoption and Training in Veterans With Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms and/or Other Mental Health Conditions
N/A NCT07542431 Kind: NA Apr 21, 2026
Abstract
The goal of this single-arm study is to learn if a dog adoption and training program can treat, prevent in [describe participant population/primary condition; could include any of the following: sex/gender, age groups, healthy volunteers]. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Does the dog adoption and training program decrease posttraumatic stress symptoms in veterans with self-reported posttraumatic stress symptoms?
- Does the dog adoption and training program decrease stress and improve psychosocial health in veterans with self-reported posttraumatic stress symptoms?
- Does the dog adoption and training program decrease inflammation, increase oxytocin, and change the structure and resting-state function of specific brain regions in veterans with self-reported posttraumatic stress symptoms?
Participants will:
- Attend eight one-hour professional dog training sessions within a 10-week period.
- Visit the clinical research unit four times during the study for data collection.
Conditions: Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Mental Health Conditions
Interventions: Dog training
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