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First received: July 11, 2023

Clinical Trial: Development and Evaluation CAT and Youth

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: CAT Intervention Group

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: The Development and Evaluation of a Novel Cat Assisted Training (CAT) Intervention for Youth With Developmental Disabilities and Their Family Cat

Brief Summary: This R21 provides a multidisciplinary One Health approach to developing and evaluating a novel Cat Assisted Training (CAT) animal assisted intervention (AAI) for early adolescents with developmental disabilities (DD) and their family cat.Cat social behavior and welfare is heavily influenced by human behavior and training, making it highly likely that cats would also benefit from this program.There remains a critical need for further empirical evaluation of AAI practices, especially those that target the specific…

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