The Effect of Hippotherapy Applied on Different Seating Surfaces in Children With Special Needs

NCT ID: NCT05993598

Last Updated: 2023-08-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-01-17
• Study Completion Date: 2023-05-10

Brief Summary

The effect of hippotherapy, which will be applied to children with special needs in a single session, on sitting balance and walking speed under the supervision of a physiotherapist was investigated. 30 randomly selected children with special needs between the ages of 3-18 who were referred to the Gebze Equestrian Training Center were included in the study. The children were randomly divided into 3 groups: 10 in the saddle, 10 naked (direct contact with the horse), and 10 in the hippotherapy group, in which a cloth of different texture was placed on the horse. Each group did a 30-minute hippotherapy session in the manege area. Before the application, the sitting balance of the children was evaluated by playing the Nintendo Wii Balance Platform and the Basic Balance Game. In addition, 10 m walking test was applied for walking speed. These assessments were repeated after the 30-minute session. It was checked whether the application had an effect on balance and walking speed. Comparisons between the groups were made and it was examined which application was more effective on balance and walking speed.

Conditions

Special Needs Children

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Group 1 (Saddled)

Each group did a 30-minute hippotherapy session in the manege area. Before the application, the sitting balance of the children was evaluated by playing the Nintendo Wii Balance Platform and the Basic Balance Game. In addition, 10 m walking test was applied for walking speed. These assessments were repeated after the 30-minute session.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

hippotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Evaluation parameters were applied to 30 children with special needs at the beginning of the session. After the evaluation, each group was given a 30-minute hippotherapy session in the manege area. During the practice, the child simply sat on the horse. The horse was asked to maintain its balance by adapting to the oscillations it creates while walking on the sand. Immediately after the 30-minute application, the initial evaluations were made again. As a result, it was investigated whether hippotherapy applied on different sitting surfaces in children with special needs had an effect on sitting balance and walking speed.

Group 2 (Saddleless, direct contact with horse)

Each group did a 30-minute hippotherapy session in the manege area. Before the application, the sitting balance of the children was evaluated by playing the Nintendo Wii Balance Platform and the Basic Balance Game. In addition, 10 m walking test was applied for walking speed. These assessments were repeated after the 30-minute session.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

hippotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Evaluation parameters were applied to 30 children with special needs at the beginning of the session. After the evaluation, each group was given a 30-minute hippotherapy session in the manege area. During the practice, the child simply sat on the horse. The horse was asked to maintain its balance by adapting to the oscillations it creates while walking on the sand. Immediately after the 30-minute application, the initial evaluations were made again. As a result, it was investigated whether hippotherapy applied on different sitting surfaces in children with special needs had an effect on sitting balance and walking speed.

Group 3 (Different tissue to be put on the saddle)

Bubbled nylon (pat-to-pat) was used as a different texture. Each group did a 30-minute hippotherapy session in the manege area. Before the application, the sitting balance of the children was evaluated by playing the Nintendo Wii Balance Platform and the Basic Balance Game. In addition, 10 m walking test was applied for walking speed. These assessments were repeated after the 30-minute session.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

hippotherapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Evaluation parameters were applied to 30 children with special needs at the beginning of the session. After the evaluation, each group was given a 30-minute hippotherapy session in the manege area. During the practice, the child simply sat on the horse. The horse was asked to maintain its balance by adapting to the oscillations it creates while walking on the sand. Immediately after the 30-minute application, the initial evaluations were made again. As a result, it was investigated whether hippotherapy applied on different sitting surfaces in children with special needs had an effect on sitting balance and walking speed.

Interventions

hippotherapy

Evaluation parameters were applied to 30 children with special needs at the beginning of the session. After the evaluation, each group was given a 30-minute hippotherapy session in the manege area. During the practice, the child simply sat on the horse. The horse was asked to maintain its balance by adapting to the oscillations it creates while walking on the sand. Immediately after the 30-minute application, the initial evaluations were made again. As a result, it was investigated whether hippotherapy applied on different sitting surfaces in children with special needs had an effect on sitting balance and walking speed.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Having a child with special needs between the ages of 3-18,
• Children with a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy (CP) have a level of 1 and 2 according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System,
• Ability to understand simple commands,
• Ability to sit unaided for at least 10 seconds,

Exclusion Criteria

• Presence of clinical conditions that may pose an obstacle
• Lack of cooperation
• Presence in another study performed at the same time as the study
• Lack of family approval.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 3 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ebru Sever

PhD, PT

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Ebru SEVER, Lecturer

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Department of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation

Locations

Gebze Municipality Equestrian Training Center

Kocaeli, Gebze, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

BURAKEMİRHAN

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id