Pet Your Stress Away Study

NCT ID: NCT02758886

Last Updated: 2017-12-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

247 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-04-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether an animal visitation programs on college campuses are effective in the treatment of college student stress reduction during preparation for final examinations.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Stress, Physiological Stress, Psychological

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Stress reduction method

Participants randomized into the PYSA group engaged in a 10 minute direct interaction with the animals (dogs and cats) of the Pet Your Stress Away program

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Animal assisted activity

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Allowed to interact (e.g. talking, petting, scratching, feeding treats, playing with) live animals

Control

Participants randomized into the Control group watched a 10 minute slide show of dog and cat photos

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Animal photos

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A 10 minute, silent, PowerPoint slide show of a variety of dogs and cats

Non-treatment

Participants randomized into the No-treatment group silently waited for 10 minutes without engaging in any physical or electronic social interactions.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Observation

Participants randomized into the observation group observed 10 minutes of others in the general PYSA program petting cats and dogs, while they 'waited in line' for there turn.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Observing human-animal interaction

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants watched others participate in petting dogs and cats, while they waited in line for 10 minutes. Participants did not physically touch any animals during this time.

Interventions

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Animal assisted activity

Allowed to interact (e.g. talking, petting, scratching, feeding treats, playing with) live animals

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Animal photos

A 10 minute, silent, PowerPoint slide show of a variety of dogs and cats

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Observing human-animal interaction

Participants watched others participate in petting dogs and cats, while they waited in line for 10 minutes. Participants did not physically touch any animals during this time.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Undergraduate status

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Washington State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Patricia Pendry, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Washington State University

Other Identifiers

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13711

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id