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Clinical Trials/NCT04850066
NCT04850066
Completed
Not Applicable

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.

Centre Hospitalier de Dreux1 site in 1 country98 target enrollmentJanuary 15, 2021

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.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
January 15, 2021
End Date
March 9, 2023
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier de Dreux
Responsible Party
Sponsor

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)

Study Sites (1)

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