Effects of equine therapy on postural balance, gait, performance and functional mobility and quality of life in healthy people and people with disability

Not Applicable

• Conditions: The subjects of this study people will be both sexes, from the age of five, with no age limit, with cerebral palsy, stroke, Parkinson's, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebellar ataxias or Down's syndrome; C10.228.140.300.775

• Registration Number: RBR-3zs6g9
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade de Brasilia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-07-24
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

The volunteers should be have more than 6 months after stroke; have a level 3 or higher in the
Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) -
walk independently or with the help of a third party; have a score higher than
24 in the Mental State Mini Exam or appropriate score in case of
illiterates.
For subjects with multiple sclerosis: The inclusion criteria adopted were: women aged between 20 and 60 years; confirmed medical diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in its most frequent form (referent-recurrent); rated between 1.0 and 3.0 by the EDSS scale.

Exclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of Bilateral Stroke with double hemiparesis; uncorrected visual or auditory deficiency;
comorbidities that may interfere with the equotherapeutic treatment, for example,
psychiatric problems, cognitive deficit with apraxia, aphasia with inability to
follow simple commands; patients with active cardiovascular diseases;
uncontrolled diabetes and weight greater than 97 kg; have practiced activity
in the last 6 months;
For subjects with multiple sclerosis:The exclusion criteria were: having had an outbreak in the last 30 days; presence of infectious and neoplastic diseases; have musculoskeletal disease in the lower limbs that compromises the performance of the tests; associated neurological diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
We expect the improvement of postural balance, gait, performance and<br>mobility of volunteers after 16 sessions of hippotherapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
We hope to improve the quality of life of volunteers after 16 sessions of hippotherapy.