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Efficacy Hippotherapy on Postural Asymmetries and Balance in Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis

NCT04885023 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2021-05-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study showed that the addition of hippotherapy to Schroth exercises is more effective in improving postural asymmetry and balance ability in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis compared to Schroth exercises alone. Therefore, this combination should be considered during designing a rehabilitation program for AIS

Conditions

  • Idiopathic Scoliosis
  • Equine-assisted Therapy

Interventions

OTHER

Hippotherapy

The hippotherapy program for 10 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Taif University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Batterjee Medical College

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amr A AbdelAziem, Ph.D · Tyiaf University, Saudi Arabia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-02-20
Primary Completion
2020-12-18
Completion
2021-03-07

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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