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Trial reportBMC complementary medicine and therapies2026

Human-animal interactions: starting with pets of children with cerebral palsy.

Marcelo Rosales, Angela Rittler, Jill Heathcock

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02897024 (A Comparison), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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A Comparison: High Intense Periodic vs. Every Week Therapy in Children With Cerebral Palsy (ACHIEVE)

TypeinterventionalSponsorOhio State UniversityRan2016 to 2020Enrolled108ConditionsCerebral PalsyArmsPhysical Therapy
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3 authors.

Marcelo RosalesSchool of Health and Rehabilitations Sciences, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Angela RittlerSchool of Health and Rehabilitations Sciences, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Jill HeathcockSchool of Health and Rehabilitations Sciences, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA. jill.heathcock@osumc.edu.

Funding

National Pediatric Rehabilitation Resource Center: Techniques DevelopmentP2CHD101912 · NICHD · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI RAMEY, SHARON LANDESMAN · 2020 to 2024
$5.0M
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Health P2CAHD101912NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD101912Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute NCT02897024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHuman-Animal Interaction and Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) are those which include an animal for therapy. AAI is used to promote developmental outcomes in children with CP. Here, as a start to understanding the accessibility to pets and aspects of human animal-interactions for children with CP we: (1) describe the number and type of pets; and (2) examine the relationship between the presence of pets, environmental factors, and parent-reported measures.

methods100 children with CP (range 2–8 years) were part of a randomized controlled trial. Data from baseline assessments, before any intervention, were used to describe the prevalence of pets; and associations with presence of pets, environmental descriptive, and parent-reported outcome measures were examined.

results59% of the children had a pet with dogs being most common (76.3%). Children who lived in homes (X2= 10.94) were more likely to have pets compared to those who lived in apartments.

conclusionsPets are common for children with CP. For families of children with CP, it is unknown if there are any disability-related limits to having a pet (e.g. sensory issues, motor limitations, cognitive challenges). Future research could include developing interventions that incorporate pets and assessing the benefits of AAI in children without pets.

trial registrationClincalTrials.gov ID (NCT02897024), Registered September 7, 2016.

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Animal Assisted TherapyCerebral PalsyHuman-Animal InteractionPetsAnimalsChildChild, PreschoolDogsFemaleHumansMaleAnimal-assisted interventionsCerebral palsyChildrenHuman-animal interactionPets

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PMID41957633
PMCPMC13188586

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