Recruiting

Occupational Therapy

Sponsor:

East Carolina University

Code:

NCT04481334

Conditions

Executive Function

Social Interaction

Disability, Developmental

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 5 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Collaborative occupational therapy interactive vaulting group

Study Details

Brief summary:

Occupational therapy services will be integrated into an interactive vaulting program which is an equine assisted activity. Children with disabilities ages 5-17 will participate. The objectives of this study are to determine the influence of a collaborative occupational therapy interactive vaulting program on the executive function and social participation in children with disabilities.

Conditions

Executive Function

Social Interaction

Disability, Developmental

Study ID

NCT04481334

Start date

Aug 15, 2019

Status verified date

Mar, 2023

Completion date

May 31, 2024

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 31, 2024

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 5 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion criteria

Children must:

  • have a documented developmental disability
  • be eligible only to participate in equine assisted activities.
  • be ambulatory with or without an assistive device
  • be able to follow 2-3 step directions
  • not be aggressive toward animals, peers, or staff

Exclusion criteria:

Children who:

  • do not have a documented developmental disability
  • are ONLY eligible for equine assisted therapy because of significant physical and/ or medical limitations (i.e.: occupational, physical, or speech therapy).
  • are non-ambulatory
  • are unable to follow 2-3 step directions
  • are aggressive towards animals, peers, or staff
  • does not have a developmental disorder (i.e.: has only mental health disorder)

Study Design

Enrollment

25 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: One group

One group pre-test, post-test design

Interventions

Collaborative occupational therapy interactive vaulting group

Children will participate in a weekly 60 minute group that focuses on the devilment of social skills by incorporating activities that require team work. Part of the intervention will incorporate the equine to better understand non-verbal body language. It should be noted that each child will have two agreed upon goals developed that are agreed upon by the child and the parent and will be of emphasis during each group.

Primary outcome measure

  • Brief Rating Inventory of Executive Function-2 [ Time Frame: 20 minutes ]
  • Social Profile [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]
  • Parent Interview [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]
  • Weekly field notes using a-priori codes [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Heather Panczykowski, DHSc, OTR/L

252 744 6194panczykowskih17@ecu.edu

Denise Donica, DHSc, OTR/L

2527446198donicad@ecu.edu

Locations

Moonbeams and Miracles Therapeutic Horsemanship Center

Recruiting

Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834

Contacts

Sherri Moore, AS

252-414-7815sherrimoore119@gmail.com

Ashlyn Batten, MA

919 454 3092

More Information

Sponsor

East Carolina University

Last update posted

Mar 29, 2023

Last verified

Mar, 2023

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by East Carolina University on 2023-03-29.