Impact of Canine Mediation Practice in Psychomotor Therapy on Improving the Quality of Life in Adult Epileptic Patients.

Sponsor
Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Study ID
NCT06898749
Status
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • canine mediation — OTHER
    Animal mediation consists of bringing an animal into contact with a specific audience to improve the mental or physical health of a person. The dog and beneficiaries interact through various activities, in which the animal participates, offered during the sessions. The dog plays a particularly important role as a mediator through the bonds it forms with the human, as well as a non-judgmental partner in interaction. The canine educator will be accompanied by a healthcare professional during interventions. The sessions are organized based on the expertise and suggestions of both professions (canine educator and psychomotor therapist). The canine educator will be a state-certified professional educator with a specialization in animal mediation. The dog used is trained by the educator, with two types of learning being worked on: emotions and "commands" on cue.
  • standard psychomotor therapy — OTHER
    standard sessions of psychomotor therapy

Study Details

In addition to the search for new pharmaceutical or surgical solutions that could improve the therapeutic management of epileptic individuals, it is interesting to ask whether other complementary approaches, such as canine mediation in psychomotor therapy, could enhance the quality of life in this population. However, there is currently no evidence indicating that exposure to animals through mediation sessions would be beneficial for epileptic individuals, particularly regarding their quality of life, anxiety, emotional management, or cognition (such as social cognition). In the absence of current data in this population, it seems pertinent to study the impact of this practice on people with epilepsy. Furthermore, beyond quality of life, it would be valuable to examine whether it also influences anxiety or the frequency of seizures in individuals with epilepsy (a phenomenon reported for epileptic individuals living with a pet dog or a service dog). Canine mediation could help better manage and regulate the emotions of epileptic individuals, as well as improve their self-esteem.

Key Dates

First listed
Mar 27, 2025
Start date
Jan 31, 2026
Status verified
Oct 2025
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2029
Completion
Jun 30, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
76 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: canine mediation in psychomotor therapy
    Group psychomotor therapy sessions combined with canine mediation (1 session per week for 10 weeks)
  • Active Comparator: standard psychomotor therapy
    Standard group psychomotor therapy sessions (1 session per week for 10 weeks)

Primary Outcome Measure

Improvement of quality of life [ Time Frame: Day 0 and Day 7 after the end of the 10 sessions ]

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