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Preliminary Efficacy of Occupational Therapy Integrating Horses on Self-regulation in Youth With Autism

NCT05846932 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 73

Last updated 2025-12-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about occupational therapy integrating horses for autistic youth. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does occupational therapy integrating horses improve self-regulation in autistic youth
* Does occupational therapy integrating horses affect salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase

Participants will receive 10 weeks of occupational therapy, and will be asked to provide saliva samples each week.

Researchers will compare occupational therapy integrating horses to occupational therapy in a clinic to see if integrating horses affects self-regulation.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

OTEE HORS

10 weeks of occupational therapy focused on teaching and practicing self-regulation skills, provided while participants are riding horses

BEHAVIORAL

OT Clinic

10 weeks of occupational therapy focused on teaching and practicing self-regulation skills, provided in a traditional clinic

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    collaborator OTHER

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

    collaborator NIH

  • Colorado State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brittany C Peters, PhD · Colorado State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-21
Primary Completion
2025-04-23
Completion
2025-11-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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