Pet Your Stress Away Study
PYSA
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interventional
247
0 countries
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Brief 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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2015
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 12, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 3, 2016
CompletedDecember 7, 2017
December 1, 2017
1.1 years
April 12, 2016
December 5, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
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
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 Outcomes (1)
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
Study Arms (4)
Stress reduction method
EXPERIMENTALParticipants 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
Control
PLACEBO COMPARATORParticipants randomized into the Control group watched a 10 minute slide show of dog and cat photos
Non-treatment
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants randomized into the No-treatment group silently waited for 10 minutes without engaging in any physical or electronic social interactions.
Observation
PLACEBO COMPARATORParticipants 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.
Interventions
Allowed to interact (e.g. talking, petting, scratching, feeding treats, playing with) live animals
A 10 minute, silent, PowerPoint slide show of a variety of dogs and cats
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.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Undergraduate status
You may not qualify if:
- None
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Patricia Pendry, PhD
Washington State University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 12, 2016
First Posted
May 3, 2016
Study Start
April 1, 2014
Primary Completion
May 1, 2015
Last Updated
December 7, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-12
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share