The subjects of this study people will be both sexes, from the age of five, with no age limit, with cerebral palsy, stroke, Parkinson's, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebellar ataxias or Down's syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
There will be 16 sessions of equine therapy of 30 minutes, twice a week for the experimental group and the frequency of once a week for the control group. The horse should have a height of approximate
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Sponsors
Universidade de Brasilia
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Eligibility
Age
30 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The volunteers should be have more than 6 months after stroke; have a level 3 or higher in the Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) - walk independently or with the help of a third party; have a score higher than 24 in the Mental State Mini Exam or appropriate score in case of illiterates. For subjects with multiple sclerosis: The inclusion criteria adopted were: women aged between 20 and 60 years; confirmed medical diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in its most frequent form (referent-recurrent); rated between 1.0 and 3.0 by the EDSS scale.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Diagnosis of Bilateral Stroke with double hemiparesis; uncorrected visual or auditory deficiency; comorbidities that may interfere with the equotherapeutic treatment, for example, psychiatric problems, cognitive deficit with apraxia, aphasia with inability to follow simple commands; patients with active cardiovascular diseases; uncontrolled diabetes and weight greater than 97 kg; have practiced activity in the last 6 months; For subjects with multiple sclerosis:The exclusion criteria were: having had an outbreak in the last 30 days; presence of infectious and neoplastic diseases; have musculoskeletal disease in the lower limbs that compromises the performance of the tests; associated neurological diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We expect the improvement of postural balance, gait, performance and mobility of volunteers after 16 sessions of hippotherapy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We hope to improve the quality of life of volunteers after 16 sessions of hippotherapy. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAna de David
Universidade de Brasilia
Outcome results
None listed