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Effects of animal-assisted therapy with camelids in adult subjects with mental illness

Effects of animal-assisted therapy with camelids in adult subjects with mental illness - Camelid

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00024036
Enrollment
155
Registered
2021-02-22
Start date
2021-03-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F32.2 F41.1

Interventions

Group 1: The participating subjects are assigned to control or intervention group in random order after checking inclusion and exclusion criteria. The interventions take place in a group setting as pa

Sponsors

Psychiatrische Klinik Charité Berlin
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with a mental illness from the group of affective illnesses, anxiety disorders as well as psychotic illnesses and personality disorders.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Suicidality, acute danger to oneself or others, severe psychotic experiences or severe physical illness that contradicts participation in the intervention.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint should be the subjects' psychovegetative activation in the form of a measurement of the activity of the pituitary-hypothalamus-adrenal system (“stress axis”) and the activation of the sympathetic nervous system. In particular, the parameters salivary cortisol and salivary amylase are to be measured and the heart rate variability will be examined. The measurements will be taken immediately before and after the intervention/control-condition.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Subjectively perceived anxiety and stress symptoms before and after the intervention are to be measured using standardized questionnaires - the State-Trait-Anxiety-Depression-Inventory (Laux et al., 2016), the State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory (Spielberger et al., 2001) and the Positive Mental Health Scale (Lukat et al ., 2016). The measurements will be taken immediately before and after the intervention/control-condition.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnna Brabeck

Charité Berlin Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

anna.brabeck@charite.de030 450517062

Outcome results

None listed

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