Equine-assisted Intervention on Psychosocial Adjustment in Patients With Psychiatric Disorders

Centre Hospitalier de Dreux98 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a brief equine-assisted intervention on the social adjustment, assertiveness, self-esteem and coping strategies in adult patients with psychosocial dysfunction, hospitalized and followed in psychiatry, as compared to standard care.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Equine-assisted Therapy

Interventions

Equine-assisted interventionBEHAVIORAL

Usual care including an equine-assisted intervention carried out on foot, next to the horse, in 3 sessions of 3 hours each, spread over 4 weeks. This program is based on self-awareness, communication, assertiveness and adaptability.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Patients hospitalized in psychiatry with mental disorders lasting for more than 6 months with an EGF score on the Global Evaluation of Psychosocial Functioning scale of between 31 and 60 at the time of inclusion. Exclusion Criteria: * acute psychiatric crisis * severe comorbidities (such as mental retardation, mental deterioration) which could invalidate informed consent or limit patient compliance with the study protocol. * medical contraindication to equine-assisted therapy (allergy, immunocompromised patients) * pregnancy * no affiliation to a social security scheme * deprivation of liberty by a judicial decision * wardship * horse phobia

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Victor Jousselin

Dreux, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Social adjustment (self reported)

Change in the score of the SAS-SR (social adjustment scale -self report) (from 1 (excellent adjustment) to 5 (bad adjustment))

Time frame: Baseline and 6 months

Social adjustment

Change in the score of the SAS (social adjustment scale) (from 1 (excellent adjustment) to 5 (bad adjustment))

Time frame: Baseline and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Assertiveness

Change in the score of the Rathus assertiveness schedule (from -90 (difficulties of assertivity) to +90 (good assertivity))

Time frame: Baseline, 2 and 6 months

Self-esteem

Change in the score of the Rosenberg's Self-Esteem scale (from 10 to 40).

Time frame: Baseline, 2 and 6 months

Ways of coping

Change in the score of the Ways of coping checklist (from 27 to 108).

Time frame: Baseline, 2 and 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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