Psychological effects and changes in autonomic function indices by hugging a stuffed animal

Psychological effects and changes in autonomic function indices by hugging a stuffed animal - Psychological effects and changes in autonomic function indices by hugging a stuffed animal

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000047682

Enrollment

Registered

2022-08-01

Start date

2022-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Naturally healthy female college students aged in their 20s

Interventions

hug a stuffed animal

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Not currently receiving treatment for disease Female undergraduate student in her third year of medical school at the University of Tokushima School of Medicine Age is in her 20s

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in HF in heart rate variability analysis before and after intervention	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYoshihiro Ookura

Tokushima University Hospital Department of General Medicine and Primary Care

ookura.yoshi@tokushima-u.ac.jp088-633-9656

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026