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

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllFondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

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

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Person aged ≥ 18 years * Presenting pharmacoresistant epilepsy according to the criteria of the International League Against Epilepsy * Requiring psychomotor therapy sessions for one of the following indications: Difficult emotional and relational management And/or global motor difficulties And/or body schema organization disorder And/or temporo-spatial disorder * Explicit consent or no opposition to participation in the study by the patient and/or their legal representative or guardian * Image rights consented by the patient and their legal representative or guardian, if applicable * Hospitalization or residence at the Teppe Institute or at the FAM (Foyer d'Accueil Médicalisé) des 4 Jardins planned for at least 3 months * Affiliated with or a beneficiary of a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Fear or phobia of dogs * Epileptic person benefiting from a legal protection measure other than guardianship or curatorship * Person with insufficient cognitive abilities to respond to the questionnaires * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
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What it tests

  • canine mediation
  • standard psychomotor therapy
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Where

2 sites
Fondation Partage et Vie - FAM Les Quatre Jardins
Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs, France
Institut La Teppe
Tain-l'Hermitage, France
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