Using Equine Therapy in Dementia Cognitive Stimulation

NCT ID: NCT06662578

Last Updated: 2024-10-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

36 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-03

Study Completion Date

2024-08-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if integrating equine therapy in memory workshops in mild to moderate Dementias can improve cognitive function, quality of life and mood. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer is:

Does the mediation of a horse in memory workshops increase its effects ?

Researchers will compare traditional memory workshops, memory workshops using equine therapy and a control group to see if the equine therapy mediation will increase cognitive functions, mood and quality of life in individuals with mild to moderate Dementias.

Participants will participate in 8 weekly sessions of equine therapy memory workshops / traditional memory workshops / a control group will not have any interventions during that period. All subjects will be evaluated pre and post intervention period.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dementia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Traditional memory workshop

Neurocognitive stimulation as usual

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Traditional memory workshop

Intervention Type OTHER

The participants received 8 weekly sessions of 60 minutes of neurocognitive stimulation, based on French memory workshops.

Equine assisted therapy memory workshop

Neurocognitive stimulation mediated with a horse based on a defined protocol.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Equine assisted therapy memory workshops

Intervention Type OTHER

The participants received 8 weekly sessions of 60 minutes, based on traditional memory workshops (French type of neurocognitive stimulation) with the mediation of a horse (example : working on associative memory by selecting which object is used for the horse between 2 presented objects).

Interventions

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Traditional memory workshop

The participants received 8 weekly sessions of 60 minutes of neurocognitive stimulation, based on French memory workshops.

Intervention Type OTHER

Equine assisted therapy memory workshops

The participants received 8 weekly sessions of 60 minutes, based on traditional memory workshops (French type of neurocognitive stimulation) with the mediation of a horse (example : working on associative memory by selecting which object is used for the horse between 2 presented objects).

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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neurocognitive stimulation cognitive stimulation memory workshops Animal assisted therapy Equine therapy neurocognitive stimulation Equine mediation

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Have been medically diagnosed with Major Neurocognitive Disorders
* Scores between 0.5 and 2 on the Cognitive Dementia Rating scale (CDR) (Berg, 1982)
* Adults of all genders, aged 65 and over; and
* Willingness to participate in a memory workshop; e) willingness to interact with a horse.

Exclusion Criteria

* Expressed fear, aversion, or has had a negative experience with horses
* Allergy or other medical condition which did not allow contact with horses.
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, Politécnico e Universitário

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Madeline Alford

Master's student

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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CAJOU

Le Boulou, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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05/CE-UICS/2024

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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