Horse Programs for Autistic Childre

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Mental Health - Autistic spectrum disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623001014640
• Lead Sponsor: Curtin University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-09-19
• Last Update Posted: 26 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6

Inclusion Criteria

6 children between the age of 9- to 14-years with a diagnosis of ASD, and their parents (no age limit for parents).

Exclusion Criteria

Only participants that are not simultaneously engaged in any other psychological treatment and if receiving pharmacological treatment, with a minimum of 3 months of medication stability will be recruited. To monitor potential confounding effects, parents will be asked to inform of medication changes over the course of the study and information about participation in adjunct therapies will be collected.

Exclusion criteria for the child participants are very high levels of anxiety or sensory sensitivities that would prevent participants from comfortably interacting with the horses and farm setting, extreme externalising behaviours and being completely non-verbal or unable to communicate.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified