NCT05200351

Equine-assisted Therapy for Therapy-resistant Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders, a Replicated AB-design

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 35 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Karakter Kinder- en Jeugdpsychiatrie · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 11 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the (cost)effectivity of Equine assisted Therapy in adolescents with Autism Spectrum disorders.

Detailed description

The study has a mixed-methods strategy consisting of three elements: a randomized, multiple-baseline single-case design (n=35), a qualitative study (n=8-10) and a cost-effectiveness study (n=6). After obtaining written informed consent, participants will be randomly assigned to one of the five pre-defined baseline lengths (2-6 weeks) to increase the internal validity of the design.

Conditions

• Emotion Regulation
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Adolescent - Emotional Problem

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Equine assisted Therapy (EAT)	15 sessions of EAT will be given. Activities will be with or in the presence of the horse. There will be no horseriding.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-14
• Primary completion: 2024-12-01
• Completion: 2024-12-01
• First posted: 2022-01-20
• Last updated: 2024-11-04

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Netherlands