NCT06662578

Using Equine Therapy in Dementia Cognitive Stimulation

Exploring Neurocognitive Stimulation in Dementia Through Equine-Assisted Therapy: A RCT Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, Politécnico e Universitário · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if integrating equine therapy in memory workshops in mild to moderate Dementias can improve cognitive function, quality of life and mood. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer is: Does the mediation of a horse in memory workshops increase its effects ? Researchers will compare traditional memory workshops, memory workshops using equine therapy and a control group to see if the equine therapy mediation will increase cognitive functions, mood and quality of life in individuals with mild to moderate Dementias. Participants will participate in 8 weekly sessions of equine therapy memory workshops / traditional memory workshops / a control group will not have any interventions during that period. All subjects will be evaluated pre and post intervention period.

Conditions

• Dementia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Traditional memory workshop	The participants received 8 weekly sessions of 60 minutes of neurocognitive stimulation, based on French memory workshops.
OTHER	Equine assisted therapy memory workshops	The participants received 8 weekly sessions of 60 minutes, based on traditional memory workshops (French type of neurocognitive stimulation) with the mediation of a horse (example : working on associative memory by selecting which object is used for the horse between 2 presented objects).

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-03
• Primary completion: 2024-08-30
• Completion: 2024-08-30
• First posted: 2024-10-29
• Last updated: 2026-03-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France