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Animal-assisted therapies (AAT) have shown benefits in these variables in children and adult populations. Thus, the present pilot study will aim to evaluate the effects of a dog-assisted therapy on the eating disorders symptoms, mental, psychosocial, and physical health, quality of life, and handgrip strength of adolescents suffering from eating disorders. Methods: The current pilot study will involve 32 patients, who will be assigned to a control or an experimental group. Intervention will be conducted once a week for seven weeks. Neither the experimental nor the control group will discontinue their usual care. The main outcome measures will be the eating disorder symptoms and the health-related quality of life measured with standardized questionnaires, while the secondary variables will be anxiety, depression, character, behavior, strength, and body mass. Conclusions: This pilot-controlled trial will be the first to evaluate the effects of dog-assisted therapy on the physical and mental health of adolescents with eating disorders. Significant improvements, in the primary and secondary outcomes, may be expected based on the known benefits of AAT on self-esteem, stress, and self-control in different populations. Finally, although the program is focused on the improvement of adolescents\u2019 health, animal welfare will be a priority in this study.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani11102784","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,24]],"date-time":"2021-09-24T20:15:32Z","timestamp":1632514532000},"page":"2784","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Effects of Dog-Assisted Therapy in Adolescents with Eating Disorders: A Study Protocol for a Pilot Controlled Trial"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9357-9987","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana Myriam","family":"Lav\u00edn-P\u00e9rez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Sport Studies, Rey Juan Carlos University, Fuenlabrada, 28943 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cristina","family":"Mart\u00edn-S\u00e1nchez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Animal-Assisted Intervention Office, Rey Juan Carlos University, M\u00f3stoles, 28933 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Beatriz","family":"Mart\u00ednez-N\u00fa\u00f1ez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Department, Hospital Infantil Universitario Ni\u00f1o Jes\u00fas, 28943 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luis Lucio","family":"Lobato-Rinc\u00f3n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Animal-Assisted Intervention Office, Rey Juan Carlos University, M\u00f3stoles, 28933 Madrid, Spain"},{"name":"Department of Psychology, King Juan Carlos University, Alcorc\u00f3n, 28943 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0784-1753","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Santos","family":"Villafaina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Activity and Quality of Life Research Group (AFYCAV), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Israel","family":"Gonz\u00e1lez-Garc\u00eda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Animal-Assisted Intervention Office, Rey Juan Carlos University, M\u00f3stoles, 28933 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ana","family":"Mata-Cantero","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Perroterapia-Animal-Assisted Interventions, Rivas Vaciamadrid, 28943 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Montserrat","family":"Graell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Department, Hospital Infantil Universitario Ni\u00f1o Jes\u00fas, 28943 Madrid, Spain"},{"name":"Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n Biom\u00e9dica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), 28943 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eugenio","family":"Merellano-Navarro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Grupo de Investigacion EFISAL, Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Chile, 3460000 Talca, Chile"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5140-465X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniel","family":"Collado-Mateo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Sport Studies, Rey Juan Carlos University, Fuenlabrada, 28943 Madrid, Spain"},{"name":"Animal-Assisted Intervention Office, Rey Juan Carlos University, M\u00f3stoles, 28933 Madrid, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"APA (2013). 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