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Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2020

Canine Assisted Occupational Therapy for Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Pilot Randomised Control Trial.

Jessica Hill, Jenny Ziviani, Carlie Driscoll, Ai Lin Teoh, Jia Min Chua, Judy Cawdell-Smith

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica HillSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. j.r.hill@uq.net.au.
Jenny ZivianiSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Carlie DriscollSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Ai Lin TeohSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Jia Min ChuaSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Judy Cawdell-SmithSchool of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
University of Queensland · AUAgriculture and Food · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Children on the autism spectrum frequently display difficulties engaging with people and with functional tasks. A pilot, randomised control trial was completed to explore the impact of canine assisted occupational therapy on the on-task behaviours and goal attainment of autistic children when compared to occupational therapy sessions as usual. Twenty-two children between the ages of 4, and 6 years and 11 months, were randomly placed in either the treatment group (n-11) or waitlist control group (n = 11). Results showed that although there was a positive trend for on-task behaviour and goal attainment within the treatment group, results were not statistically significant. These results support the need for further research in the area of canine assisted occupational therapy for autistic children.

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Animal Assisted TherapyAnimalsAutistic DisorderChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMalePilot ProjectsTherapy AnimalsAnimal assisted therapyAutistic disorderGoal attainmentOccupational therapyOn-task behaviours

Identifiers

PMID32266682
OpenAlexW3014256075

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