Equine-assisted Intervention on Psychosocial Adjustment in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders

Evaluation of the Efficacy of an Equine-assisted Intervention on the Psychosocial Adjustment of Adult Patients Hospitalized and Monitored in Psychiatry: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04850066

Acronym

PEGASE

Enrollment

Registered

2021-04-20

Start date

2021-01-15

Completion date

2023-03-09

Last updated

2024-02-07

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Conditions

Equine-assisted Therapy

Keywords

Psychiatry, Psychosocial adjustment

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a brief equine-assisted intervention on the social adjustment, assertiveness, self-esteem and coping strategies in adult patients with psychosocial dysfunction, hospitalized and followed in psychiatry, as compared to standard care.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEquine-assisted intervention

Usual care including an equine-assisted intervention carried out on foot, next to the horse, in 3 sessions of 3 hours each, spread over 4 weeks. This program is based on self-awareness, communication, assertiveness and adaptability.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients hospitalized in psychiatry with mental disorders lasting for more than 6 months with an EGF score on the Global Evaluation of Psychosocial Functioning scale of between 31 and 60 at the time of inclusion.

Exclusion criteria

* acute psychiatric crisis * severe comorbidities (such as mental retardation, mental deterioration) which could invalidate informed consent or limit patient compliance with the study protocol. * medical contraindication to equine-assisted therapy (allergy, immunocompromised patients) * pregnancy * no affiliation to a social security scheme * deprivation of liberty by a judicial decision * wardship * horse phobia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Social adjustment (self reported)	Baseline and 6 months	Change in the score of the SAS-SR (social adjustment scale -self report) (from 1 (excellent adjustment) to 5 (bad adjustment))
Social adjustment	Baseline and 6 months	Change in the score of the SAS (social adjustment scale) (from 1 (excellent adjustment) to 5 (bad adjustment))

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Assertiveness	Baseline, 2 and 6 months	Change in the score of the Rathus assertiveness schedule (from -90 (difficulties of assertivity) to +90 (good assertivity))
Self-esteem	Baseline, 2 and 6 months	Change in the score of the Rosenberg's Self-Esteem scale (from 10 to 40).
Ways of coping	Baseline, 2 and 6 months	Change in the score of the Ways of coping checklist (from 27 to 108).

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026