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- Clinical Trial NCT02758886
Pet Your Stress Away Study (PYSA)
December 5, 2017 updated by: Washington State University
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.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
247
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Undergraduate status
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: 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
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Allowed to interact (e.g.
talking, petting, scratching, feeding treats, playing with) live animals
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Placebo Comparator: Control
Participants randomized into the Control group watched a 10 minute slide show of dog and cat photos
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A 10 minute, silent, PowerPoint slide show of a variety of dogs and cats
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No Intervention: Non-treatment
Participants randomized into the No-treatment group silently waited for 10 minutes without engaging in any physical or electronic social interactions.
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Placebo Comparator: 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.
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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.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in physiological stress measured via salivary cortisol
Time Frame: On the day of program participation: Once immediately upon waking up, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention
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Salivary cortisol was measured three times on the day of program participation: immediately upon waking, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention
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On the day of program participation: Once immediately upon waking up, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention
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Change in momentary emotion using the experience sampling method questionnaire
Time Frame: Momentary emotion was measured twice, immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention
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Momentary emotion was measured twice, immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in physiological stress measured via salivary Alpha-amylase
Time Frame: On the day of program participation: Once immediately upon waking up, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention
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Salivary alpha-amylase was measured three times on the day of program participation: immediately upon waking, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention
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On the day of program participation: Once immediately upon waking up, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Patricia Pendry, PhD, Washington State University
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start
April 1, 2014
Primary Completion (Actual)
May 1, 2015
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
April 12, 2016
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
April 27, 2016
First Posted (Estimate)
May 3, 2016
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
December 7, 2017
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 5, 2017
Last Verified
December 1, 2017
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 13711
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
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