need for support in emotional-social development
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Students with a focus on emotional-social development take part in therapeutic riding in a group setting once a week for one school year.
Group 2: Students with a focus on emotional-social de
Sponsors
Forschungsinstitut für Inklusion durch Bewegung und Sport - An-Institut der Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Submission of a written declaration of consent from the children themselves and their legal guardians. In addition, agreement and indication for equine assisted learning in the group by the school and the doctor: Diagnosis of special educational needs for emotional and social development (EsE), including: o Impairments in emotional and social development, experience and self-control o Impairments in emotional experience and social behavior o Impaired person-environment relationship o Lack of motivation to learn, lack of perspective/significant learning and performance problems o Anxiety disorders o Depressive and aggressive-dissocial disorders o Hyperkinetic disorders: Diagnosis of attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity (ADD, ADHD) o Obesity o Autism o Disorders of social behavior o Partial performance disorders and resulting secondary problems (mental, motor) o Functional disorders of the musculoskeletal system o Cognitive impairments and impairments in perception, memory and attention
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: o Equine assisted therapy within the last 12 months o Parallel participation in other intervention studies o Body weight over 90 kg o Planned start of treatment with antispastic drugs or with drugs that may have an influence on the test parameters (examples: Sativex®; neuraxial administration of baclofen; 4-aminopyridine) o Seizure disorder not controlled by medication o No or insufficient ability to spread the legs so that the child can sit on the horse o Known severe osteoporosis; known severe osteoarthritis in the hip o Known severe scoliosis that could be aggravated by equine assisted therapy o Severe blood coagulation disorders where there is a risk of hematomas due to the therapy o Insufficiently stable concomitant diseases in the field of internal medicine, gynecology and/or surgery o Allergy to horse hair o Damage to the brain, spinal cord, musculature or skeleton o Diagnosis of cancer o Malfunction of organs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Participation-relevant parameters: The primary endpoint of the study is the change in selected parameters of social participation. An ICF-based EQUITEDO assessment to be completed by the therapists will be used as an external assessment to document the progress and results of equine assisted learning in a group setting and to assess the activity- and participation-related parameters of the effectiveness of the therapy. The focus is on motor, mental and psychosocial functioning through equine assisted learning in a group setting (changes compared to the baseline value) and in comparison to the control group (changes compared to the control group). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary endpoint is the children's and adolescents' psychological difficulties and strengths. These are recorded using the internationally widely used questionnaire on strengths and difficulties (SDQ-Deu), which is completed by the therapists and teachers. The control and intervention groups are also compared here. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactFranca Rosiny
Forschungsinstitut für Inklusion durch Bewegung und Sport - An-Institut der Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln
Outcome results
None listed