# Animal Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Dentistry

> **NCT05464888** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill** · enrollment: 225 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Anxiety

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** +Short AAT
- **BEHAVIORAL:** +Long AAT
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Active control; NO dog

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05464888
- **Lead sponsor:** University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-02-02
- **Primary completion:** 2027-02
- **Final completion:** 2027-02
- **Target enrollment:** 225 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-29


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05464888

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05464888, "Animal Assisted Therapy in Pediatric Dentistry". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05464888. Licensed CC0.

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