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Use of horses on improvement functional capacity of elderly

Hippotherapy on functional capacity of elderly

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-2bc4gk
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2012-05-28
Start date
2011-01-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Aging

Interventions

38 participants will be divided into two groups namely experimental group: 12 participants will undergo hippotherapy
control group: 16 participants did not receive treatment. The intervention period is 6 months
other
N04.590.233

Sponsors

Faculdade de Educação Física Universidade de Brasília-UnB
Lead Sponsor
Instituto Cavalo Solidário
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Ability to understand simple commands; Perform activities of daily living independently; Mount the horse independently (with help of the platform mount) Submission of a medical certificate to practice the activity of riding a horse

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Body weight greater than 90 kg, The animal Phobia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improved functional capacity of elderly people, as regards the balance, agility and functional strength of the lower limbs (LL). The measures used are: Berg balance scale; test timed up and walk, chair stand test in 30s. Expected to increase scores on Berg; reduce the execution time of the test timed up and walk; increase the number of times that the old seats and seat in 30 seconds.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactThais;Marisete de Araujo;Safons

Faculdade de Educação Física Universidade de Brasília-UnB;Faculdade de Educação Física Universidade de Brasília-UnB

fisioterapeuta.thais@gmail.com;mari7@gmail.com31073300;55-61-92675267

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)