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

Equine-assisted Therapy Clinical Trial

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Official title:

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.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04850066
• Other study ID #: 2018-A00022-53
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 15, 2021
• Est. completion date: March 9, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Centre Hospitalier de Dreux
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 98
• Est. completion date: March 9, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: March 9, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Equine-assisted Therapy

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Equine-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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Centre Hospitalier Victor Jousselin	Dreux

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centre Hospitalier de Dreux

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Social adjustment (self reported)	Change in the score of the SAS-SR (social adjustment scale -self report) (from 1 (excellent adjustment) to 5 (bad adjustment))	Baseline and 6 months
Primary	Social adjustment	Change in the score of the SAS (social adjustment scale) (from 1 (excellent adjustment) to 5 (bad adjustment))	Baseline and 6 months
Secondary	Assertiveness	Change in the score of the Rathus assertiveness schedule (from -90 (difficulties of assertivity) to +90 (good assertivity))	Baseline, 2 and 6 months
Secondary	Self-esteem	Change in the score of the Rosenberg's Self-Esteem scale (from 10 to 40).	Baseline, 2 and 6 months
Secondary	Ways of coping	Change in the score of the Ways of coping checklist (from 27 to 108).	Baseline, 2 and 6 months