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Pet Your Stress Away Study

NCT02758886 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 247

Last updated 2017-12-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Stress, Physiological
  • Stress, Psychological

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Animal assisted activity

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

BEHAVIORAL

Animal photos

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

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Washington State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patricia Pendry, PhD · Washington State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-05-31

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