Equine-assisted Occupational Therapy for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

NCT02714101 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Pro00031008
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 8
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder have difficulty engaging in activities. This study examined the effects of equine-assisted occupational therapy for 7 children with ASD ages 4 to 8 years. A multiple baseline design was used. For each child, there were 9 to 11 baseline assessments, 9 to 12 intervention sessions, and 4 follow-up sessions.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Rater coding of engagement

  Trained coders rated the proportion of time the child was engaged in the activities

  One 5 minute segment per session for five months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Rater coding of enjoyment

  One 5 minute segment per session for five months

Study Arms (1)

Equine assisted occupational therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention was one 40 to 60 minute session per week. Half of the session was spent riding a horse and half was spent doing horse related activities. Children had 9 to 12 sessions

Other: Equine assisted occupational therapy

Interventions

Equine assisted occupational therapy OTHER

Intervention was one 40 to 60 minute session per week. Half of the session was spent riding a horse and half was spent doing horse related activities. Children had 9 to 12 sessions

Equine assisted occupational therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 8 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• diagnosis of Autism spectrum disorder by a multidisciplinary team,
• between ages 3 and 8,
• understand basic English,
• willing to ride a horse, no horse riding in the past 3 months.

You may not qualify if:

• severe of repeated aggressive behaviour,
• comorbidities such as deafness that would interfere with intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Alberta: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Llambias C, Magill-Evans J, Smith V, Warren S. Equine-Assisted Occupational Therapy: Increasing Engagement for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Am J Occup Ther. 2016 Nov/Dec;70(6):7006220040p1-7006220040p9. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2016.020701.

  PMID: 27767943 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 6, 2016
• First Posted: March 21, 2016
• Study Start: June 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2012
• Study Completion: September 1, 2013
• Last Updated: March 21, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share