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Behavioral Intervention

Cat-Assisted Therapy for Disabilities (CAT Trial)

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Research Sponsored by Oregon State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up one year
Awards & highlights

CAT Trial Summary

This trial seeks to create an animal-assisted intervention using cats to help early adolescents with disabilities and their families. Cats may benefit as well, and the study will also help make AAI more equitable.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for early adolescents with developmental disabilities who have a family cat. To participate, the child must be reported to have a developmental disability and there should be a pet cat in the household. Children who cannot follow instructions are not eligible.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study is testing a new Cat Assisted Training (CAT) program designed to help young people with developmental disabilities using their family cats. The effectiveness of this animal assisted intervention will be compared between two groups: one receiving CAT and another as control.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves training with cats, potential side effects may include allergic reactions or minor injuries like scratches from handling cats. Emotional distress could also occur if either the youth or the cat does not respond well to the intervention.

CAT Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~one year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and one year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Behavioral attachment
Secondary outcome measures
Physical Activity
Other outcome measures
Social well being

CAT Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: CAT Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The experimental group will take part in the CAT intervention (Table 1) after baseline assessments. All cat-training methods will be positive reinforcement based, using owner-approved food, toys and social reinforcers (e.g. petting).
Group II: CAT Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Control participants will not participate in the CAT intervention. After the completion of the third assessment (end of proposal-related data collection), control participants will be offered the opportunity to participate in cat training classes.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Oregon State UniversityLead Sponsor
50 Previous Clinical Trials
8,411 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

CAT Intervention Group (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05950672 — N/A
Control Group Research Study Groups: CAT Intervention Group, CAT Control Group
Control Group Clinical Trial 2023: CAT Intervention Group Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05950672 — N/A
CAT Intervention Group (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05950672 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is there still availability for patients to join this experiment?

"As per clinicaltrials.gov, this investigation has opened recruitment and is actively looking for participants. This trial was first published on April 1st 2023 and had its last edit made July 11th 2023."

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Does this experimental research program permit individuals over 45 to participate?

"This clinical trial is available to children aged 10-12. Additionally, there are 1 trials for minors and 2 trials open for patients over 65 years of age."

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How many participants is this clinical trial accommodating?

"Affirmative. The records hosted on clinicaltrials.gov demonstrate that this trial is recruiting participants, having been made public as of April 1st 2023 and most recently amended on July 11th 2023. This research project needs 30 volunteers from one site in order to meet its quota."

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To whom is this research endeavor open?

"This trial requires a comparison group of participants and is seeking 30 children between the ages 10 and 12."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Development and Evaluation CAT and Youth
2023. "Development and Evaluation CAT and Youth". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05950672.
~18 spots leftby Sep 2025
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