Effects of the presence or absence of pets during upbringing in urban areas on the physiological, immunological and emotional acute stress response during adulthood in humans

Effects of the presence or absence of pets during upbringing in urban areas on the physiological, immunological and emotional acute stress response during adulthood in humans - EPSS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00016022

Enrollment

Registered

2018-12-11

Start date

2020-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

healthy population

Interventions

Group 1: Subjects, who grew up in an urban area with dogs: Assessment of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory responses, both under basal conditions and following acute psychosocial stressor exposu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

20 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: BMI between 20 and 30; raised (until the age of 15) in a big city (>100.000 inhabitants)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: current infections; chronic affective or somatic disorders; smoking; competitive athletes; acute exercise within 24h before blood draws; drug taking (NSAID, cannabis, etc.); acutely (within the last 6 months) bereaved or divorced

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
in vitro cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) during concanavalin A or lipopolysaccheride (LPS) stimulation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
plasma cytokine and stress hormone concentrations	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactCornelia Heusler

Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie

epss-kontakt@t-online.de0731/500-61940

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026