NCT03858023

Therapeutic Effects of Hippotherapy in Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Samsung Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 42 Months – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the therapeutic effects of hippotherapy in children with Prader-Willi syndrome. Half of children will participate in hippotherapy for 15 weeks (30 minutes per sessions, twice a week, total 30 sessions, private lesson), while the other half will not receive hippotherapy.

Detailed description

This study evaluates the therapeutic effects of hippotherapy in children with Prader-Willi syndrome. Half of children will participate in hippotherapy for 15 weeks (30 minutes per sessions, twice a week, total 30 sessions, private lesson), while the other half will not receive hippotherapy. The primary purpose of this study is to investigate effect of hippotherapy on motor function of Prader-Willi syndrome patients. The secondary purpose is to compare motor function, obesity, and behavior of the children after the intervention with those parameters before the intervention.

Conditions

• Prader-Willi Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Hippotherapy	The hippotherapy program consists of 2 sessions per week for 15 weeks. One session is 30-minute session. The program involves 2 therapists and 3 personnel for safety issues.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-08-01
• Primary completion: 2019-06-01
• Completion: 2019-12-01
• First posted: 2019-02-28
• Last updated: 2019-02-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea