# Comparing the Stress-Reducing Effects of a Robotic Pet and a Weighted Toy

> **NCT06975007** · NA · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of Auckland, New Zealand** · enrollment: 51 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Stress

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Paro Robotic Companion Seal
- **DEVICE:** Weighted Sensory Toy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06975007
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Auckland, New Zealand
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-05
- **Primary completion:** 2025-10
- **Final completion:** 2025-10
- **Target enrollment:** 51 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06975007

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06975007, "Comparing the Stress-Reducing Effects of a Robotic Pet and a Weighted Toy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-06 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06975007. Licensed CC0.

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