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Influence of Dogs on Learning in Children

NCT02992626 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2018-05-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In a randomised controlled cross-over study, the influence of interacting with a dog on children's learning performance is investigated.

Conditions

  • Learning
  • Human-animal Interaction

Interventions

OTHER

Human-dog interaction

The tests are completed in the presence of a dog. Further, before starting the tests, the children have 15 minutes to interact with the present dog.

OTHER

Stuffed toy dog

The tests are completed in the presence of a stuffed toy dog. Further, before starting the tests, the children have 15 minutes to play with the stuffed toy dog.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Basel

    collaborator OTHER

  • Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karin Hediger, Dr. · Swiss TPH / University of Basel

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2017-09-30
Completion
2017-09-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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