Evaluation of the Efficacy of an Equine-assisted Intervention on the Psychosocial Adjustment of Adult Patients Hospitalized and Monitored in Psychiatry: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Equine-assisted Therapy
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Dreux
- Enrollment
- 98
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Social adjustment (self reported)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a brief equine-assisted intervention on the social adjustment, assertiveness, self-esteem and coping strategies in adult patients with psychosocial dysfunction, hospitalized and followed in psychiatry, as compared to standard care.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients hospitalized in psychiatry with mental disorders lasting for more than 6 months with an EGF score on the Global Evaluation of Psychosocial Functioning scale of between 31 and 60 at the time of inclusion.
Exclusion Criteria
- •acute psychiatric crisis
- •severe comorbidities (such as mental retardation, mental deterioration) which could invalidate informed consent or limit patient compliance with the study protocol.
- •medical contraindication to equine-assisted therapy (allergy, immunocompromised patients)
- •pregnancy
- •no affiliation to a social security scheme
- •deprivation of liberty by a judicial decision
- •horse phobia
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Social adjustment (self reported)
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
Change in the score of the SAS-SR (social adjustment scale -self report) (from 1 (excellent adjustment) to 5 (bad adjustment))
Social adjustment
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
Change in the score of the SAS (social adjustment scale) (from 1 (excellent adjustment) to 5 (bad adjustment))
Secondary Outcomes
- Assertiveness(Baseline, 2 and 6 months)
- Self-esteem(Baseline, 2 and 6 months)
- Ways of coping(Baseline, 2 and 6 months)