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Examining the Feasibility of an Outdoor Therapeutic Horse Carriage As a Perturbation -based Balance Training
Sponsor: Loewenstein Hospital
Summary
The proposed study is a prospective experimental single-arm pre-post study aiming to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of an outdoor therapeutic horse carriage, i.e., the Equine Dynamic Balance (EDB), as a form of reactive balance training. First, the investigators will describe the mechanical parameters of perturbations generated by the EDB's standing platform, including displacement, velocity and acceleration. Second, the investigators will assess the effect of EDB training on balance. Independent healthy young adults who do not suffer from balance impairments willing to participate in the study will be tested before and after EDB training, that will be delivered by standing on a dynamic therapeutic horse carriage pulled by a horse, to explore whether there are differences in balance control and balance reactions as a result of a 2-week EDB intervention program.
Official title: Examining the Feasibility of an Outdoor Therapeutic Horse Carriage As a Perturbation -based Balance Training.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
15
Start Date
2024-12
Completion Date
2025-08
Last Updated
2024-11-27
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Outdoor horse-assisted perturbation training
This is balance training in which a special carriage, i.e. a dynamic standing platform, is pulled by a horse on the outside surface, providing the trainee with multi-directional 3D balance perturbations that depend on the topography of the training area (various slopes and surface types), the horse walking speed, and its ability to stop, accelerate, and turns.