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Trial of Therapeutic Horseback Riding in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

NCT02301195 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 209

Last updated 2021-10-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is being carried out to learn more about the effects of Therapeutic Horseback Riding (THR) for children and adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This treatment is very popular and horseback riding for children and adults with disabilities has been used as a form of therapy in the United States for over forty years. However, very little research has been done to find out whether or not THR is effective as a therapy for children with an ASD. This study is being done to see if THR will improve the agitation behaviors, coordination, and communication skills of children and adolescents with an ASD. This study is also being done to find out if the horse is necessary for children and adolescents with an ASD to improve.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Therapeutic horseback riding

Inclusion of horses as part of the therapeutic experience

OTHER

Barn Activity Intervention

Equine-focused educational activities in small group setting without horses

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robin Gabriels, PsyD · University of Colorado Denver/Children's Hosptial Colorado

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-06-19
Completion
2014-06-19

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