Physiological Mechanisms of Therapeutic Horseback Riding Intervention Effects in a Psychiatric Population of ASD Youth

Summary

This randomized control trial (RCT) seeks to assess the mechanisms underlying Therapeutic Horseback Riding's (THR) previously observed significant positive effects on ASD youth, particularly those with co-occurring psychiatric disorders, and to refine information on the durability, dose and sub-population effects of the intervention.

Conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Mental Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

Therapeutic Horseback Riding

Horse therapy

OTHER

Barn Activity

Horsemanship group

OTHER

Hybrid

Ground and riding activities

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

  collaborator NIH

• Maine Health/Spring Harbor Hospital

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Riding To The Top Therapeutic Riding Center

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Hearts and Horses Therapeutic Riding Center

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Salimetrics, LLC

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Baylor University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Pittsburgh

  collaborator OTHER

• Colorado State University

  collaborator OTHER

• Boston Children's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Colorado, Denver

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Robin L Gabriels, Psy.D. · University of Colorado Anzchutz Medical Campus

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

6 Years

Max Age

17 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2020-12-22

Primary Completion

2025-02-22

Completion

2025-02-22

Countries

• United States

Study Locations