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Efficacy of a Dog Assisted Group Intervention in Elderly with Unwanted Loneliness

NCT06860412 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2025-03-12

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a dog-assisted group intervention in elderly people with unwanted loneliness; in terms of improving the perception of unwanted loneliness and emotional well-being. To analyze whether differences are obtained in social support and to determine the satisfaction of the participants. Participants will be recruited from a Primary Health Care Center. These objectives will be accomplished through a randomized clinical trial, single blind, two-arm study of AAT for elderly people with unwanted loneliness.

Conditions

  • Loneliness
  • Elderly (people Aged 65 or More)
  • Animal Assisted Therapy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Animal Assisted Intervention

This is a multimodal group intervention program that simultaneously carries out health education activities, physical activities, emotional activities and social interactions through the integration of a psychoeducational intervention and animal-assisted therapy for elderly people with unwanted loneliness.

BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducational Intervention as Usual

This psychoeducational intervention is a multimodal group intervention program that simultaneously carries out health education activities, physical activities, emotional activities and social interactions for elderly people with unwanted loneliness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-12
Primary Completion
2026-02-28
Completion
2026-03-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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