The effects of horse back therapy in children with cerebral palsy from two to four years old
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Registration Number
- RBR-7qrmgd
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade de Brasilia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Children in the age range between 2 until 4 years old with diagnosis of Cerebral palsy;presenting medical indication for equotherapy.
Exclusion Criteria
Other pathologies or associated syndromes;present structural deformities;have severe cognitive deficits;severe auditory deficit;severe visual deficit;uncontrolled seizures;articular range of insufficient hips;have undergone invasive or surgical procedure 6 months before;have scheduled surgery; have performed equine therapy;participate in other conventional motor therapies and or early stimulation; participate in intensive motor therapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of posture control by increased muscle activation of muscles related to postural control evidenced by increased energy of electromyographic signals measured and compared before and after the 16 sessions of intervention in Hipotherapy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of functional skills in the areas of self care, mobility and social function after 16 sessions of intervention with Hipotherapy evidenced by the increase of the continuous scores of the Inventory of Pediatric Disability Assessment applied in the form of questionnaire to the caregiver;Alteration of the sensorial profile evidenced by the increase in the gross scores of the questionnaire Sensory Profile Infant caregiver applied before and after 16 intervention sessions with Hipotherapy