Effect of Hippotherapy and Schroth Exercise on Pulmonary Function and Aerobic Capacity in Idiopathic Scoliosis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Scoliosis Idiopathic
• Interventions: Other: schroth exercise; Other: hippotherapy and schroth exercise

• Registration Number: NCT04833868
• Lead Sponsor: Batterjee Medical College

Brief Summary

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic scoliosis has been identified as a common spinal malalignment that negatively impacts the respiratory system and physical conditioning in adolescents. Hippotherapy is an equestrian intervention that optimizes physical performance and mobility in a bunch of contexts; however, its influence on pulmonary function remains unclear.

AIM: This research aimed to analyze the impact of ten weeks of hippotherapy combined with Schroth exercises on ventilatory function and aerobic capacity in AIS.

DESIGN: Randomized Controlled Trial SETTING: Outpatients attend a single center that includes a rehabilitation room and recreational riding center.

POPULATION: Forty-five patients were arbitrarily recruited to the experimental (N= 22) and control group (N=23).

METHODS: Patients in the experimental group received 30 minutes of walking and sitting trot training, 15 sessions split into 2 phases over ten weeks. The two groups attended a 60-minute session of Schroth's intervention, 3 times/ week for 10 weeks. Two-way ANOVA for between-group comparisons and independent t-test for within-group comparisons were used in the statistical analysis.

Detailed Description

A total of 45 patients (13 males and 32 females) participated in the current study. The participants were assigned to one of two groups in a random manner: an experimental group who received hippotherapy combined with Schroth Exercise and the control group who received only schorth exercise. (FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, MVV, and 6MWT) were measured before and after 10 weeks intervention

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-02-20
• Primary Completion: 2020-12-18
• Study Completion: 2021-03-07
• Study First Submitted: 2021-03-31
• Status Verified: 2021-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-04-03
• Study First Posted: 2021-04-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• all types of curves,
• curves between 10 and 20 degrees (29),
• Risser grade 0 to 5
• the availability to be engaged in once a week visit

Exclusion Criteria

Adolescents with:

• obstructive pulmonary diseases
• associated neuromuscular diseases
• recent infectious episodes in the previous two months
• history of cardiovascular or psychological disorders
• any significant history of riding horses

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Schroth Exercise	schroth exercise	received Schroth's intervention for a 60-minute session, 3 times/ week for 10 weeks
hippotherapy combined with Schroth Exercise	hippotherapy and schroth exercise	received hippotherapy combined with Schroth Exercise hippotherapy session for 30 minutes of walking and sitting trot training, 15 sessions split into 2 phases over ten weeks in addition to 60-minute session Schroth's intervention, 3 times/ week for 10 weeks

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
FVC in liters	ten weeks	change in FVC measured Using Spiromaster PC-10 Spirometer
aerobic capacity	ten weeks	6MWT
FEV1 in liters	ten weeks	change in FEV1 measured Using Spiromaster PC-10 Spirometer
MVV in liters/min	ten weeks	change in MVV measured Using Spiromaster PC-10 Spirometer
FEV1/FVC in percentage	ten weeks	change in FEV1/FVC measured Using Spiromaster PC-10 Spirometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Battarjee Medical College; 🇸🇦 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia