NCT05027503

Effectiveness of the Hippotherapy Simulator in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis

Investigation of the Effectiveness of the Hippotherapy Simulator Added to Respiratory Physiotherapy in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that affects many organs and systems, especially respiratory system problems due to lung damage. Patients often have difficulty in removing the sticky and viscous secretion that accumulates in the respiratory tract, and the risk of mortality increases with the development of respiratory failure. In patients with CF, exercise capacity, peripheral muscle strength, core endurance, flexibility, postural stability, physical activity level, and quality of life also decrease secondarily. Recently published guidelines recommend respiratory physiotherapy for coping with CF-related symptoms and recommend referral of patients to physical activity and exercise. Hippotherapy simulator is a mechanical exercise tool that imitates the walking movement of a real horse and is used to increase physical fitness parameters. This study aims to show the effects of exercises performed with a hippotherapy simulator in addition to respiratory physiotherapy on physical fitness, sputum production, physical activity and quality of life of children with CF.

Conditions

• Cystic Fibrosis in Children

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise with hippotherapy simulator	30-minute (5 min warm-up+20 min exercise+5 min cool-down) center-based exercise with the hippotherapy simulator will be done 2 days a week for 8 weeks.
OTHER	Respiratory Physiotherapy	Respiratory physiotherapy includes breathing control (5x2), diaphragmatic breathing exercises (5x2), thoracic expansion exercises (5x2), incentive spirometer (5x2), opep device (5x2), postural drainage and percussion and cough improvement techniques (10 min). Home-based respiratory physiotherapy will be applied twice a day and every day of the week for 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-12-19
• Primary completion: 2024-02-19
• Completion: 2024-05-26
• First posted: 2021-08-30
• Last updated: 2025-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)