A Study to Evaluate Animal-assisted Therapy (AAT) in Acute Stroke Patients (P9-5.005)

Tanveen Dhallu; Izabela Marczak; Svetlana Kozlova; D S Kang; Sarah Hobbs; James Soh; Susan Law

doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000212901

June 9, 2026Neurology

A Study to Evaluate Animal-assisted Therapy (AAT) in Acute Stroke Patients (P9-5.005)

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Key Points

To explore the effects of animal-assisted therapy on various psychological and functional outcomes in acute post-stroke patients.
Randomized, parallel assignment, open label design
Assessment of anxiety, depression, quality of life, motivation, and functional recovery
Population included acute stroke patients
Animal-assisted therapy significantly reduced anxiety levels compared to control; specific metrics not provided.
Improvement in quality of life was observed in patients receiving therapy; change quantified is not given.

Implication

Finds animal-assisted therapy improves anxiety and quality of life in acute stroke patients, suggesting benefits for recovery.

Abstract

This randomized, parallel assignment open label study aimed to explore the effects of animal assisted therapy (AAT) on anxiety, depression, quality of life, motivation, and overall functional recovery in acute post-stroke patients.

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Dhallu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2cf34dfaef96ed7f055c22 https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000212901

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A Study to Evaluate Animal-assisted Therapy (AAT) in Acute Stroke Patients (P9-5.005)

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A Study to Evaluate Animal-assisted Therapy (AAT) in Acute Stroke Patients (P9-5.005)

Key Points

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Abstract

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Cite This Study

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