Animal-assisted therapy: effects of an animal-assisted intervention on physiological and psychological stress variables

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00020526

Enrollment

Registered

2020-09-03

Start date

2020-01-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

stress in healthy adults

Interventions

Group 1: mindfulness-based, animal-assisted therapy: a one-hour walk with donkeys with mindfulness-based exercises Group 2: mindfulness-based, conventional therapy: a one-hour walk without donkeys w

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Female sex; age: 18-60 years; signature of informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: manifest mental illness (ICD-10 diagnosis); use of psychotropic drugs; allergies concerning animals; fear of animals; physical restrictions that prevent a one-hour walk

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
participants' subjective and objective stress perception (using questionnaires and measuring heart rate variability)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
safety of the treatment measure	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKathrin Steinberg

Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg

kathrin.steinberg@stud.ph-freiburg.de0049761 6820

Outcome results

None listed

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