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Behavioural and Physiological Responses to Dog Visits in Nursing Homes

NCT05516264 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2024-05-08

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Summary

In brief the study aims to investigate how nursing home residents receiving dog visits respond to contact with the dog, by comparing visits with and without a dog present. The investigators will measure the response with non-invasive measures of the immediate physiological response, and objective behavioural measurements to quantity the activity and the actual amount and intensity of contact to the dog.

Conditions

  • Physiological Responses
  • Behavior
  • Mood

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dog visits/control visits

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BEHAVIORAL

Control visits/dog visits

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Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Aarhus

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Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-05
Primary Completion
2024-12-31
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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