Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
247 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-04-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
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
Animal assisted activity
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
Animal photos
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.
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.
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.
Interventions
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Animal assisted activity
Allowed to interact (e.g. talking, petting, scratching, feeding treats, playing with) live animals
Animal photos
A 10 minute, silent, PowerPoint slide show of a variety of dogs and cats
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.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Washington State University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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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