Reciprocal Benefit by Intergenerational Meetings

NCT05551234 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 22CMRR01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators want to set up an experiment that allows a reciprocal benefit to 2 fragile populations: isolated seniors and disadvantaged children. The main hypothesis is that regular exchanges between these two populations reduce the feeling of social isolation of seniors and improve the school behavior of childrens. Therefore the investigators propose the following study design. The seniors and childrens will meet once a week, for 7 months, in a defined location in the city of Vallauris, over a period of one and a half hours, outside school hours (4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) and school holidays. During the school holidays the group will meet 3 times for day-long activities in the presence of at least one of the parents and possibly brothers and sisters. At the end of the project, a convivial evening will be organized in the presence of the families. The group will meet in a room in the city center and in the presence of a facilitator so that an adult will never be alone with a child. The formed pair will follow a defined schedule where will alternate activities proposed by the senior, sessions proposed by the facilitator and convivial moments in the presence of families . During the sessions proposed by the senior, he will offered the child a leisure activity that he likes and masters (eg gardening, DIY, sewing, etc.). All the proposed activities will be validated upstream by the project managers. The sessions proposed by the facilitator (e.g. games, walks) could be done with the participation of an outside speaker (e.g. for writing a gazette). A new evaluation session will be offered to all participants at the end of the meeting period, then at the end of the project, 1 month after the end of the meeting period.

Conditions

Isolation, Social

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• For Senior : the 3-point loneliness scale;

  The 3-point lonelisness scale evaluates loneless with 3 questions.

  At 8 months

• For children : SDQ-fra

  The SDQ is a behavioral screening questionnaire applicable to children aged 3 to 16 and comprising 25 questions divided into 5 domains (emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, relationship problems with other children, social behavior).

  At 8 months

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• For Senior : the Nottingham Perceptual Health Indicator score (ISPN or NHP)

  Before (Month 0), after the sessions (Month 7), one month after the end of the sessions (M8)

• Geriatric depression scale 15

  Up to 8 months

• rosenberg self-esteem scale

  Up to 8 months

• satisfaction questionnaire

  At 7 months

• semi-directive interiew

  Up to 7 months

Study Arms (2)

Isolated senior

Other: Regular exchanges

Children

Other: Regular exchanges

Interventions

Regular exchanges OTHER

The seniors and childrens will meet once a week, for 7 months, over a period of one and a half hours, outside school hours (4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) and school holidays.

Children; Isolated senior

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

isolated seniors (from 65 years old) and disadvantaged children (from 5 years old)

You may qualify if:

• Girls or boys from last year of kindergarten to last year of elementary school,
• Educated in priority education network,
• Having the cognitive and sensory-motor capacities to follow and interact during the workshops,

You may not qualify if:

• \- subject does not speak French, does not read French,
• Men or women over the age of 65, - MMSE score greater than or equal to 24/30,
• A score above 4 on the 3-point Loneliness Scale (Three-item Loneliness Scale),
• Clean record.
• subject does not speak French, does not read French,
• subject with visual impairment,
• subject under guardianship or curatorship,

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice: lead

Study Sites (1)

Institut Claude Pompidou

Nice, 06100, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Social Isolation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Julie BROUSSE

CONTACT

+334.92.03.47.75; brousse.j@chu-nice.fr

Justine LEMAIRE

CONTACT

+334.92.03.47.78; lemaire.j@chu-nice.fr

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 9, 2022
• First Posted: September 22, 2022
• Study Start: September 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2023
• Study Completion: September 30, 2023
• Last Updated: September 22, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)