Companion Dog & Loneliness in Elderly Persons

NCT ID: NCT04032340

Last Updated: 2019-07-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-01-31

Study Completion Date

2022-01-31

Brief Summary

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Elderly may have problems to create personal connections or to have physical activities in their day- to - day life; loneliness and social isolation may increase fragility in this population. Companion dog presence favours social relations, affective feelings and physical exercises. On the other hand dog presence raises risk of falling and has a cost for its owner. This project seeks to assess positive impacts of companion dog presence in elderly living at home. This transdisciplinar study (general practionners, veterinarians, dog instructors, nurses, researchers) evaluates loneliness and social isolation between elderly with or without a companion dog at home.

Objective:To Evaluate the link between companion dog presence and loneliness in elderly persons living at home Method: An Observational, multicentric, transversal, national, comparative study (elderly with companion dog vs elderly without a dog). 200 subjects needed

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Elderly Companion Dog Home Based Loneliness

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Elderly with a companion dog

elderly living at home with a dog consulting his family doctor

dog presence

Intervention Type OTHER

This project seeks to assess positive impacts of companion dog presence in elderly living at home ; to assess loneliness and isolement between eldlery with a companion dog and without, at home

Elderly without a companion dog

elderly living at home without a dog consulting his family doctor

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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dog presence

This project seeks to assess positive impacts of companion dog presence in elderly living at home ; to assess loneliness and isolement between eldlery with a companion dog and without, at home

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* person aged ≥ 75years old
* living at home

Exclusion Criteria

* bedridden person
* person accompanied by any animal, other than a dog
* EPHAD based (establishments providing care for the dependent elderly)
* comprehension or reading difficulties in french affecting study participation and scales assessment
* cognitive, mental ou psychic disorders
* person under legal protection
Minimum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fondation MUTAC

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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FLORENCE CANOUI-POITRINE, MD-PHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

APHP CHU HENRI MONDOR

Central Contacts

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FLORENCE CANOUI-POITRINE, MD-PHD

Role: CONTACT

0149813695

Other Identifiers

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AP-HP190493

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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