Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02992626
Influence of Dogs on Learning in Children
Influence of Interacting With Dogs on Learning in Children
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 7 Years – 14 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
In a randomised controlled cross-over study, the influence of interacting with a dog on children's learning performance is investigated.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Human-dog interaction | The tests are completed in the presence of a dog. Further, before starting the tests, the children have 15 minutes to interact with the present dog. |
| OTHER | Stuffed toy dog | The tests are completed in the presence of a stuffed toy dog. Further, before starting the tests, the children have 15 minutes to play with the stuffed toy dog. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2016-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-09-01
- Completion
- 2017-09-01
- First posted
- 2016-12-14
- Last updated
- 2018-05-08
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02992626. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.