Stroke, Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD), Cerebral Palsy(CP)
Conditions
Interventions
Hippotherapy(basically 20min. once week)
Control group without hippotherapy or age-mached normal database
Sponsors
Holistic Betterment and Wellness Through Riding PIROUETTE, Japan
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Stroke Basically patients over 2 years after onset ASD Hippotherapy group: patients aging 6 to <16 years, who were diagnosed as autism spectrum disease by medical institutes. These patients are assigned for horse-riding program. Control group: patients with the same ages as the hippotherapy group, who were diagnosed as autism spectrum disease by medical institutes. These patients are subjected to regular therapeutic program without horse-riding. CP Patients aging 6 to <30 years, who were diagnosed as cerebral palsy by medical institutes. These patients are assigned for horse-riding program.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with hypertension, epilepsy, arrhythmia, osteoporosis and severe scoliosis 2.Patients with severe instability of the head 3.Patients with surgical treatments of joints and/or tendons 4.Patients who once experienced horse-riding lessons 5.Patients who have been received other special treatments 6.Patients who were subjected to change the design of treatment program during participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The modified Rankin Scale(mRS), Gross Motor Function Classification System(GMFCS), and Childhood Autism Rating Scale(CARS) are used for outcomes in stroke, cerebral palsy, and autism spectrum disease(ASD), respectively. Measurements: 10m-walking test and timed up and go test are performed for stroke and cerebral palsy patients, respectively. In the walking test, the gait exercise ability and movement of each part of body are analyzed by two-dimensional image analysis. In the TUG test, the performance time while a participant stands up from a chair and sits down accompanied by 3m-walk turn is measured. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| GMFM is used for cerebral palsy, while ABC is for ASD. 1n some patients with stroke the stabilometry test is performed. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHirokazu Tsubone
Holistic Betterment and Wellness Through Riding PIROUETTE, Japan Research organizer
Outcome results
None listed