Patients presented with walking disabilities due to cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus (post-treatment), and stroke.
Conditions
Interventions
Hippotherapy (30min once weekly)
Control group without hippotherapy (e.g., recreation, non-therapeutic intervention) or age-matched normal database.
Sponsors
Holistic Betterment and Wellness Through Riding PIROUETTE, Japan
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children and adolescents with cerebral palsy in the Kanto region of Japan were recruited by contacting the schools that cater for them with appropriate physiotherapy services, as well as via adjacent hospital/clinics.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria included if they had 1) previous participation in hippotherapy, 2) history of fracture or epilepsy within 8 weeks of enrolment, and 3) cognitive or physical impairment sufficiently severe that would hinder study protocol. In addition, participants were excluded if they received medication or orthopedic surgery (e.g., botulinum toxin injection and selective dorsal rhizotomy) for treating tight muscles and spasticity related to CP during the study or within 3 months of the enrollment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Short- and long-term improvement of hippothray assessed by Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM).Temporospatial parameters of gait and balance abilities using a tri-axial motion recorder analysis for a 5-m or 10-m walikng test, score for dimensions D (standing) and E (walking, running, jumping) of the GMFM. Comparison was performed with control (recreation) or age-matched normal database subjects. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| WHOQOL-BREF (Japanese version), CPQOL-child/-caregiver. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTatsushi Mutoh
Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiology
Outcome results
None listed