Companion Dog & Loneliness in Elderly Persons

Elderly Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Companion Dog Impact on Loneliness and Social Link in Elderly Persons (≥ 75 Years Old) Living at Home : a Comparative Transversal Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04032340
• Other study ID #: AP-HP190493
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: January 2020
• Est. completion date: January 2022

Study information

• Verified date: July 2019
• Source: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
• Contact: FLORENCE CANOUI-POITRINE, MD-PHD
• Phone: 0149813695
• Email: florence.canoui-poitrine[@]aphp.fr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

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

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: January 2022
• Est. primary completion date: January 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 75 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Companion Dog
• Elderly
• Home Based
• Loneliness

Intervention

Other:
• 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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris	Fondation MUTAC

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	assessment of loneliness using Jong Gierveld scale (11items).	emotional dimension (6items) social dimension (5items)	5 to 10 days after inclusion visit
Secondary	social isolation	Social Network Index french version (http://dx.doi.org/10.13072/midss.464)	5 to 10 days after inclusion visit