Animal-assisted intervention during treatment in psychiatry

Animal-assisted intervention during treatment in psychiatry - TIER-P

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00031347

Enrollment

Registered

2023-04-20

Start date

2023-05-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F10-F19 F60 F43

Interventions

Group 1: treatment as usual + animal-assisted intervention with sheep, lasting 5 hours as well as resource activating imagination in the week after the intervention Group 2: treatment as usual

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: inpatients with addiction or in an acute mental crisis with at least 7 days of inpatient treatment left as well as affinity to animals or openness towards sheep, ability to make arrangements, physical prerequisite: secure footing and ability to walk even on uneven terrain

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Existence of phobia of animals, allergy as well as aversions to specific animals

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
FFA (mindfulness), ASKU (self-efficacy expectancy), ASS-SYM (relaxation ability)	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
emotionality measured by STAI-state (Pre, Post, Follow Up after 1 week and after 4 weeks)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactCarmen Uhlmann

Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie I, Uni Ulm; ZfP Südwürttemberg

carmen.uhlmann@zfp-zentrum.de+49 751 7601 2292

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 16, 2026