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Shelter Cat Adoption in Families of Children With Autism (Feline Friends)

NCT03625297 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2020-11-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the introduction of a shelter cat into the family of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder on the social skills and anxiety of the child, and to examine stress in the cat.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

shelter cat

families will adopt a shelter cat

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Winn Feline Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gretchen K Carlisle, PhD · University of Missouri-Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-23
Primary Completion
2019-10-01
Completion
2019-10-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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