Companion Dog & Loneliness in Elderly Persons

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

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04032340

Acronym

C-KDOG

Enrollment

200

Registered

2019-07-25

Start date

2020-01-31

Completion date

2022-01-31

Last updated

2019-07-25

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Conditions

Companion Dog, Elderly, Home Based, Loneliness

Brief 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

Interventions

OTHERdog 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

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

75 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
assessment of loneliness using Jong Gierveld scale (11items).	5 to 10 days after inclusion visit	emotional dimension (6items) social dimension (5items)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
social isolation	5 to 10 days after inclusion visit	Social Network Index french version (http://dx.doi.org/10.13072/midss.464)

Contacts

Primary ContactFLORENCE CANOUI-POITRINE, MD-PHD

florence.canoui-poitrine@aphp.fr0149813695

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026