Pet Your Stress Away Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 247
- 主要终点
- Change in physiological stress measured via salivary cortisol
研究概览
简要总结
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Undergraduate status
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
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
干预措施: Animal assisted activity (Behavioral)
Control
Participants randomized into the Control group watched a 10 minute slide show of dog and cat photos
干预措施: Animal photos (Behavioral)
Non-treatment
Participants randomized into the No-treatment group silently waited for 10 minutes without engaging in any physical or electronic social interactions.
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.
干预措施: Observing human-animal interaction (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in physiological stress measured via salivary cortisol
时间窗: On the day of program participation: Once immediately upon waking up, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention
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
Change in momentary emotion using the experience sampling method questionnaire
时间窗: Momentary emotion was measured twice, immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention
次要结局
- Change in physiological stress measured via salivary Alpha-amylase(On the day of program participation: Once immediately upon waking up, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention)