Muscle Spasticity Reduction in Children With Cerebral Palsy by Means of Hippotherapy
NCT ID: NCT03212846
Last Updated: 2017-07-12
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
50 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-06-30
2016-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Treatment group
Children will receive hippotherapy by a licensed physical therapist. Before riding, stretching and warming exercises of the adductor muscles will be performed. Later, the patient will be seated astride with the therapist behind. In any case, the participant had no control of the horse. Therapist will be responsible for correctly positioning the subject on the horse, but no position changes or active intervention of the subject with the therapist will be made. This positioning consists on achieving the optimal body alignment with neutral pelvis.
Hippotherapy
Children will receive the hippotherapy treatment, based on horse walking in a regular way led by an experienced leader. Sessions will be performed for 45 minutes once weekly for 12 consecutive weeks in an indoor riding area.
Control group
Children will receive the conventional treatment, based on physiotherapy related techniques, such as neurodevelopmental treatment (twice a week).
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Hippotherapy
Children will receive the hippotherapy treatment, based on horse walking in a regular way led by an experienced leader. Sessions will be performed for 45 minutes once weekly for 12 consecutive weeks in an indoor riding area.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Children aged 3-14
Exclusion Criteria
3 Years
14 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Cadiz
OTHER
Responsible Party
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David Manuel Lucena Anton
PhD, Clinical Professor
Locations
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Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy
Cadiz, , Spain
Countries
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References
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Casady RL, Nichols-Larsen DS. The effect of hippotherapy on ten children with cerebral palsy. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2004 Fall;16(3):165-72. doi: 10.1097/01.PEP.0000136003.15233.0C.
McGibbon NH, Andrade CK, Widener G, Cintas HL. Effect of an equine-movement therapy program on gait, energy expenditure, and motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a pilot study. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1998 Nov;40(11):754-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1998.tb12344.x.
Whalen CN, Case-Smith J. Therapeutic effects of horseback riding therapy on gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2012 Aug;32(3):229-42. doi: 10.3109/01942638.2011.619251. Epub 2011 Nov 29.
Sterba JA. Does horseback riding therapy or therapist-directed hippotherapy rehabilitate children with cerebral palsy? Dev Med Child Neurol. 2007 Jan;49(1):68-73. doi: 10.1017/s0012162207000175.x.
Zadnikar M, Kastrin A. Effects of hippotherapy and therapeutic horseback riding on postural control or balance in children with cerebral palsy: a meta-analysis. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2011 Aug;53(8):684-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03951.x. Epub 2011 Mar 24.
Kwon JY, Chang HJ, Lee JY, Ha Y, Lee PK, Kim YH. Effects of hippotherapy on gait parameters in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011 May;92(5):774-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.11.031.
McGibbon NH, Benda W, Duncan BR, Silkwood-Sherer D. Immediate and long-term effects of hippotherapy on symmetry of adductor muscle activity and functional ability in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Jun;90(6):966-74. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.01.011.
Other Identifiers
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CTS671
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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