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NCT03625297
Shelter Cat Adoption in Families of Children With Autism (Feline Friends)
NA trial testing shelter cat in Social Skills in 11 participants. Completed in 1 October 2019.
1 October 2019
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Missouri-Columbia |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | other |
| Enrollment | 11 |
| Start date | 23 June 2017 |
| Primary completion | 1 October 2019 |
| Estimated completion | 1 October 2019 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- shelter cat
Conditions studied
- Social Skills — all drugs for Social Skills →
- Anxiety — all drugs for Anxiety →
Sponsor
University of Missouri-Columbia
Who can join
Adults 6 to 17, any sex, with Social Skills or Anxiety. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The overall purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the introduction of a shelter cat into the family of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder on the social skills and anxiety of the child, and to examine stress in the cat.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Effectiveness of social skills training interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Alahmari FS, Alhabbad AA, Alshamrani HA, Almuqbil MA. · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 40096975 · DOI 10.15537/smj.2025.46.3.20240788
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- PubMed search for NCT03625297
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03625297 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Missouri-Columbia
- Last refreshed: 2 November 2020
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