Effects of animal-assisted therapy on the health of patients after a stroke: a randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Patients after stroke; Circulatory System; Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15325557
• Lead Sponsor: Czech University of Life Sciences

Brief Summary

2019 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31489875/ (added 04/03/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2015-12-30
• Study Start: 2018-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 14 March 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients who were expected to stay in the rehabilitation and physical medicine department for at least six weeks
2. Diagnosed with spasticity
3. Cognitive function above the dementia threshold
4. Do not suffer from any disease that may affect the excretion of cortisol and do not receive corticoids
5. All patients expressed the desire to have a dog present in their rehabilitation

Exclusion Criteria

Use of drugs to lower cortisol level

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified