Peer-Reviewed Publication
Sci Rep2024;14(1):1664.January 18, 2024Clinical Trial
The cortisol awakening response in a 3 month clinical trial of service dogs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
Leanne O Nieforth1, Kerri E Rodriguez2, Run Zhuang3, Elise A Miller2, Arman Sabbaghi3, A J Schwichtenberg4, Douglas A Granger5,6, Marguerite E O'Haire7
1Comparative Pathobiology, Center for the Human-Animal Bond, Purdue University, West Lafayette, United States.
2College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Arizona, Oro Valley, AZ, USA.
3Unlearn.AI, Inc., San Francisco, USA.
4Human Development and Family Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA.
5Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, USA.
6Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA.
7College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Arizona, Oro Valley, AZ, USA. maggieohaire@arizona.edu.
Abstract
Recent literature suggests that service dogs may be a valuable complementary intervention option for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among military veterans due to the potential influence on stress response dysregulation. The aim of this short-term longitudinal study was to quantify the impact of service dogs in US military veterans with PTSD with particular attention to the cortisol awakenin…
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