NCT06662578Completed
Using Equine Therapy in Dementia Cognitive Stimulation
Exploring Neurocognitive Stimulation in Dementia Through Equine-Assisted Therapy: A RCT Pilot Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 36 (actual)
- First submitted
- 26 Oct 2024
- Start date
- 3 Jun 2024
- Primary completion date
- 30 Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, Politécnico e Universitário
- Diseases
- Alzheimer disease
- NCT number
- NCT06662578
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 36
- From 3 Jun 2024 to the primary completion date, 30 Aug 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Allergy or other medical condition which did not allow contact with horses.
Other
- Expressed fear, aversion, or has had a negative experience with horses
Who the study is looking for
- Have been medically diagnosed with Major Neurocognitive Disorders
- Scores between 0.5 and 2 on the Cognitive Dementia Rating scale (CDR) (Berg, 1982)
- Adults of all genders, aged 65 and over; and
- Willingness to participate in a memory workshop; e) willingness to interact with a horse.
Age in the registry: 65 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAJOU Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Le Boulou | France | Unknown status |
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