Equine Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD

NCT03039361 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 13-547
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy on PTSD symptoms in veterans with PTSD as compared with existing care. The investigators' hypothesis is: EAP Participants' will experience decreased PTSD symptoms following participation in a 6-week Equine Assisted Psychotherapy program.

Conditions

PostTraumatic Stress Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in 17-item PCL-Military (PTSD Symptoms)

  A validated and widely used survey instrument to assess PTSD symptoms for the purposes of diagnosis, clinical assessment, and scientific inquiry. Scores range from 17 to 85 in severity, with anything over 29 as having PTSD.

  Baseline and 6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

EXPERIMENTAL

6 week Equine Assisted Psychotherapy program

Behavioral: Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Standard of Care, Existing PTSD therapy

Interventions

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy BEHAVIORAL

Therapist will use Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA) modeled Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.

Also known as: Equine Assisted Therapy

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participants will include war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, who have a PCL-M symptom score of ≥ 29 with an age between 18 and 75.

You may not qualify if:

• Adults unable to consent, individuals aged \< 18 years, individuals receiving antipsychotic medication, individuals receiving glucocorticoid therapy, and/or pregnant women.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of New Mexico: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Interventions

Equine-Assisted Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Animal Assisted Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Mark R Burge, MD

  UNM Clinical Translational Science Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 11, 2017
• First Posted: February 1, 2017
• Study Start: January 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2018
• Study Completion: January 1, 2018
• Last Updated: March 7, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share