Physiological Mechanisms of Therapeutic Horseback Riding Intervention Effects in a Psychiatric Population of ASD Youth
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Mental Disorders
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Randomized Controlled Trial assigned to one of 3 groups: Therapeutic Horseback Riding group Barn Activity group (no-horse control) Waitlist Hybrid groupMasking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)Masking Description: Speech therapist evaluator will be blinded to participants' intervention condition assignmentPrimary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 6 years and 16 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
This randomized control trial (RCT) will test the hypothesis that physiological response patterns of salivary cortisol, cardiovascular, and electrodermal activity account for our previously observed significant outcomes (i.e., reduced irritability and hyperactivity, and improved social and communica...
This randomized control trial (RCT) will test the hypothesis that physiological response patterns of salivary cortisol, cardiovascular, and electrodermal activity account for our previously observed significant outcomes (i.e., reduced irritability and hyperactivity, and improved social and communication), and additional outcomes (emotion regulation and caregiver quality of life), in youth ages 6-16 yrs. with ASD and co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses randomized to a 10-week manualized THR intervention compared to a no-horse Barn Activity (BA) control (Aim 1). We will evaluate the durability of Aim 1 outcomes in the THR group compared to the BA control group six-months after the intervention period (Aim 2). Finally, we will explore dose and sub-population effects of THR and BA interventions by comparing effect size differences in THR and BA groups to (a) a 10-week wait-list control group; (b) a Hybrid intervention group (five weeks BA followed by five weeks THR); and (c) a subsample of the THR study population randomized following psychiatric hospitalization (Aim 3).
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04606966
- Collaborators
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Maine Health/Spriing Harbor Hospital
- Northeastern University
- Colorado State University
- Riding To The Top Therapeutic Riding Center
- Hearts and Horses Therapeutic Riding Center
- Salimetrics, LLC
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Robin L Gabriels, Psy.D. University of Colorado Anzchutz Medical Campus
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