Pet Your Stress Away Study

Stress, Psychological Clinical Trial

— PYSA  

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02758886
• Other study ID #: 13711
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 12, 2016
• Last updated: December 5, 2017
• Start date: April 2014

Study information

• Verified date: December 2017
• Source: Washington State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 247
• Est. primary completion date: May 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Undergraduate status

Exclusion Criteria:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stress, Physiological
• Stress, Psychological

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Animal assisted activity
Allowed to interact (e.g. talking, petting, scratching, feeding treats, playing with) live animals
• Animal photos
A 10 minute, silent, PowerPoint slide show of a variety of dogs and cats
• Observing human-animal interaction
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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Washington State University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in physiological stress measured via salivary cortisol	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	On the day of program participation: Once immediately upon waking up, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention
Primary	Change in momentary emotion using the experience sampling method questionnaire		Momentary emotion was measured twice, immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention
Secondary	Change in physiological stress measured via salivary Alpha-amylase	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	On the day of program participation: Once immediately upon waking up, and immediately before and after participation in the assigned 10 minute intervention