Clinical Trial: Dogs Offering Guidance: Therapeutic Observation for Reducing Examination Anxiety (DOGTOR).

U.S., Sept. 15 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07817459) titled 'Dogs Offering Guidance: Therapeutic Observation for Reducing Examination Anxiety (DOGTOR).' on May 11.

Brief Summary: Physiotherapists work closely with patients to assess, diagnose and treat a variety of conditions. Thus, it is essential that education should assess these key competencies through both written examinations (to measure cognitive understanding) and practical examinations (to measure clinical skills). Practical examinations have been found to require more preparation and have been reported to be more anxiety-inducing than other forms of examination. One possible strategy to assist with reducing examination stress for ...