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Development of Horse-Riding Program Model for Children With Cerebral Palsy

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The Catholic University of Korea

Status

Completed

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy
Motor Activity

Treatments

Behavioral: Horseback riding therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03041818
316086-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to develop healing riding algorithm applicable in rural riding centers and to apply this to children with cerebral palsy.

Full description

Horseback riding activities in Korea's riding centers have mostly centered on physical rehabilitation for children with special needs, including those with cerebral palsy, mental disabilities, and autism, with the program conducted by certified equine-assisted therapy instructors. However, there is no definite way to assess the ability of children for horseback riding and no standard riding program. Therefore, developing a assessment and program algorithm for healing horseback riding is expected to contribute to providing more activities for children with special needs and also for general people.

Children older than 4 years old or adolescent with cerebral palsy who voluntarily want to enroll this study would be enrolled.

Participants have 2 times of 30-minute horse riding program for 8 weeks, total 16 times of riding program in a local horse riding center.

Sample size assessment: Calculating for 20% of drop out, 16 patients were calculated to apply the assessment and applicable program.

Drop out: missing more than 2 lessons of horse-riding

Plan for missing data: not included

Statistical analysis plan: paired t-test for the outcome measures

Enrollment

12 patients

Sex

All

Ages

5 to 18 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Children or adolescent with cerebral palsy
  • GMFCS level I, II, III
  • Body weight less than 80 kg

Exclusion criteria

  • Medical condition who are not suitable for hippotherapy: severe osteoporosis, mental illness, not controlled seizure disorder etc.
  • Social condition who are not suitable for hippotherapy

Trial design

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Allocation

N/A

Interventional model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

12 participants in 1 patient group

hippotherapy
Experimental group
Description:
16 sessions of horseback riding therapy
Treatment:
Behavioral: Horseback riding therapy

Trial contacts and locations

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