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2024-05-06 @ 2:32 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:33 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04350398
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2022-10-03
First Post:
2020-04-10
Brief Title:
Rehabilitation Through Hippotherapy for the Management of Women After Primary Treatment of Breast Cancer
Sponsor:
Alliance Equiphoria
Organization:
Alliance Equiphoria
Study Overview
Official Title:
Effect of Multidisciplinary Management by Hippotherapy on the Quality of Life of Women With a Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial on the Effectiveness of the Therapeutic Intervention
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2022-09
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
HippoBreastCa
Brief Summary:
Breast cancer is the most common womens cancer and the third leading cause of death Advances in prevention detection and primary treatment have improved overall survival leading to its growing acceptance as a long-term disease Following the announcement of breast cancer but also after primary treatment some symptoms appear directly compromising psychic and physical spheres Hippotherapy is an emerging specialized rehabilitation approach performed through specially trained horses by accredited health professionals The proposed hippotherapy program offers key elements for physical psychic and social reinforcement complementing conventional care The aim is to provide patients with tools to consolidate their self-awareness and thus strengthen their ability to cope with the disease
Detailed Description:
Following the announcement and evolution of breast cancer but also in response to primary treatment some symptoms appear to directly compromise the psychic andor physical sphere of the individual Current rehabilitation programs are not sufficiently oriented to solve most of these symptoms Hippotherapy is an emerging specialized rehabilitation approach performed on a specially trained horse by accredited health professionals eg medical doctors physical therapists occupational therapists psychomotricians speech-language pathologists clinical psychologists The horse is an excellent collaborator in situations of physical and psychic disability whether temporary or consolidated It provides human support for impairments anatomical or physiological activity limitations and participation restrictions as defined by WHO Hippotherapy has a direct action on the sensorimotor capacities of the individual but also on his cognitive abilities ie attention memory psychomotricity emotion perception sequencing of complex movements self-experience psychic temporality Overall the strong solicitation of the sensory and motor spheres promotes and interacts with the mechanisms related to the execution of tasks in the cognitive domain through the interactions of several neural networks A randomized simple-blinded controlled trial on hippotherapy versus conventional care will be carried out After giving their informed consent patients will be enrolled in the trial The 6-months program includes 1-week daily sessions of hippotherapy by the end of the initial cancer treatment followed by three short 2-days sessions with an interval of 2 months between each The study will focus on 86 patients Recruitment will be done over a 48-months period A battery of self-administered questionnaires will allow to study both the functional and psychological outcome The primary end point will be quality of life whereas body image fatigue anxiety depression and cognitive performances will be the secondary end points
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None