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Equine Therapy Programme on Stress, Autonomy and Balance in School-age Children With Intellectual Disabilities

NCT07497035 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-03-27

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Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the impact of an equine therapy programme on the emotional state and autonomy of school-aged individuals with intellectual disabilities. Methodology: pre-post quasi-experimental study of a single group. Study subjects: individuals with intellectual disabilities enrolled at the Cambrils special education school. Variables related to stress (salivary cortisol), balance, autonomy, vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, pulse oximetry) and clinical variables will be collected. Intervention: this will consist of 30 minutes of equine therapy and 30 minutes of activities related to horse care. All variables will be collected in an initial baseline measurement and some variables (stress, balance, autonomy and vital signs) will be monitored during and after the intervention.

Conditions

  • Intellectual Disability

Interventions

OTHER

EQUINE THERAPY

EQUINE THERAPY AND HORSE CARE

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundación San Juan de Dios

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Universidad Pontificia Comillas

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Max Age
22 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-10
Primary Completion
2026-05-25
Completion
2026-07-06

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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