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Register: REBEC
Last refreshed on: 29 April 2013
Main ID:  RBR-2bc4gk
Date of registration: 28/05/2012
Primary sponsor: Faculdade de Educação Física Universidade de Brasília-UnB - Brazil
Public title: Use of horses on improvement functional capacity of elderly
Scientific title: Hippotherapy on functional capacity of elderly
Date of first enrolment: 10/01/2011
Target sample size: 38
Recruitment status: data analysis completed
URL:  http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-2bc4gk/
Study type: 
Study design:  Non-randomized clinical trial with two arms, parallel, open  
Countries of recruitment
Brazil
Contacts
Name: Marisete  Safons
Address:  71000-000 Brasilia Brazil
Telephone: 55-61-92675267
Email: mari7@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Faculdade de Educação Física Universidade de Brasília-UnB
Name: Thais  de Araujo
Address:  QBR-5 BL j AP 12 - Res. Santos Dumond - Santa Maria 72050-080 Brasilia Brazil
Telephone: 31073300
Email: fisioterapeuta.thais@gmail.com
Affiliation:  Faculdade de Educação Física Universidade de Brasília-UnB
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Ability to understand simple commands; Perform activities of daily living independently;
Mount the horse independently (with help of the platform mount)
Submission of a medical certificate to practice the activity of riding a horse

Exclusion criteria: Body weight greater than 90 kg,
The animal Phobia


Age minimum: 60Y
Age maximum: 90
Gender: -
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Aging
SP3.066.152.123
Intervention(s)
38 participants will be divided into two groups namely experimental group: 12 participants will undergo hippotherapy; control group: 16 participants did not receive treatment. The intervention period is 6 months
Primary Outcome(s)
Improved functional capacity of elderly people, as regards the balance, agility and functional strength of the lower limbs (LL). The measures used are: Berg balance scale; test timed up and walk, chair stand test in 30s. Expected to increase scores on Berg; reduce the execution time of the test timed up and walk; increase the number of times that the old seats and seat in 30 seconds.
Secondary Outcome(s)
not applicable
Secondary ID(s)
0079.0.012.000-09.
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Instituto Cavalo Solidário - Brazil
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Instituto Cavalo Solidário - Brazil
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