Wildlife and Wellbeing: An Animal-Assisted Intervention for Veterans With PTSD

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

19

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 5, 2019

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2022

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2022

Conditions
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Interventions
OTHER

Forest walk

Participants will be provided with an educational program about the forest and take a guided forest walk.

OTHER

Wildlife rehabilitation

Participants will be provided with education on wildlife rehabilitation and assist with wildlife care such as feeding baby animals.

OTHER

Wildlife sanctuary observation

Participants will be provided an educational program on wildlife care and accompany park game keepers during animal feeding and will observe iconic wildlife.

OTHER

Bird feeding and watching

Participants will learn about bird identification and safe bird feeding. Bird feeders will be provided at the Soldier On facility for home bird feeding after study conclusion.

Trial Locations (1)

01655

University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

lead

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

OTHER

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