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Efficacy of Equine Assisted Therapy on Negative Symptoms in Patients With Schizophrenia

NCT03935243 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2019-12-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The main object of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of equine assisted therapy on substantial and so far unsatisfactorily treatable symptom complexes in patients with schizophrenia.

Conditions

  • Animal Assisted Therapy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

equine assisted therapy

The equine assisted group therapy is carried out by a riding therapist (nurse psychiatry HF, certified riding therapist SG-TR). There is a detailed plan for the PT.

BEHAVIORAL

activating control phase

The control phase includes a generally activating employment offer, such as board games, light physical activations, roundtables and artistic design.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nathalie Brackmann, Dr. phil. · University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, Department of Forensic Psychiatry

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-10
Primary Completion
2020-05-31
Completion
2020-07-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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