Evaluation of the Efficacy of Hippotherapy for Children With Developmental Disorders

NCT ID: NCT00717392

Last Updated: 2013-03-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-09-30

Study Completion Date

2012-07-31

Brief Summary

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Hippotherapy is every program of horseback riding meant to treat people with physiological, mental, social, cognitive or behavioral problems. The purpose of the current research is to evaluate the efficacy of hippotherapy for children with developmental disabilities. The hypothesis is that children with developmental disabilities who are treated with hippotherapy will show better outcomes than children with the same problems who are not treated with hippotherapy.

Detailed Description

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Hippotherapy is every program of horseback riding meant to treat people with physiological, mental, social, cognitive or behavioral problems. Most studies that tested hippotherapy were uncontrolled and focused on motor problems, such as cerebral palsy. Today, hippotherapy is used for various developmental problems such as Attention deficit / Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), without clear information about its efficacy for these populations.

The purpose of the current research is to evaluate the efficacy of 6 months of hippotherapy for children with developmental disabilities. The hypothesis is that children with developmental disabilities who are treated with hippotherapy for 6 months will show better outcomes than children with the same problems who are not treated with hippotherapy.

Assessment:

* BRIEF questionnaire
* Stony Brook Questionnaire

All questionnaires will be applied at the beginning of the study and after 6 months.

Conditions

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Hippotherapy_ADHD

10 children with ADHD who receive hippotherapy

No interventions assigned to this group

Hippotherapy_ASD

10 children with ASD who receive hippotherapy

No interventions assigned to this group

Control_ADHD

10 children with ADHD who DO NOT receive hippotherapy

No interventions assigned to this group

Control_ASD

10 children with ASD who DO NOT receive hippotherapy

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age: 5-17 years.
* A diagnosis of ADHD or ASD.

Exclusion Criteria

* None.
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sheba Medical Center

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Lidia Gabis MD

Director, The Weinberg Child Development Center

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Lidia Gabis, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sheba Medical Center

Locations

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Weinberg Child Development Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer

Ramat Gan, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Other Identifiers

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SHEBA-08-5327-LG-CTIL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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