Pegasus: Equine-Assisted Therapy for therapy-resistant adolescents with autism spectrum disorders, a multiple baseline AB-study
- Conditions
- autismemotion dysregulation10012562
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON54442
- Lead Sponsor
- Karakter
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 35
- between 11-18 years old;
- a clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders according the DSM 5 as
diagnosed by a BIG registered healthcare
professional;
- insufficient emotion regulation after regular therapy for at least 1,5 years
as indicated by a score above clinical cut-off
(T-score = 65) on the EDI;
- comorbidities are allowed except for those interfering with safety.
- unable to respond to questions (parents or adolescents);
- no access to an Internet connection;
- insufficient mastery of Dutch language in parents or adolescents;
- physically incapable to work with the horses;
- unstable medication use;
- total IQ equal to or below 80 on the WISC-III-R or WISC-V;
- allergic or phobic to horses;
- insufficient regulation to safely handle the horses;
- therapy with horses within the last two years.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method