The Effect of Intensive Hippotherapy on the Psychomotoric Development of Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Status: Recruiting
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The randomized controlled trial is aimed to discover the physiotherapy and hippotherapy effect and efficacy on children with SMA. The concept is to utilized two types of physiotherapy - the first concept is classic physiotherapy and the second one is hippotherapy. The hippotherapy concept will be in intervals of 15 minutes twice a day, the physiotherapy will be in intervals of 30 minutes once a day. In-patient therapy will be for 6 days. The efficacy will be assessed by biomedical measures - Qualisys Motion Capture Systems 2020.3., by molecular biological markers (lncRNA) in blood and by surface electromyography (EMG). The primary goal of this study is to compare two physiotherapeutic approaches - the recommended form of classical physiotherapy and the method on a neurophysiological basis - hippotherapy. The secondary intention of the research will be the appropriate intensity of therapy so that unwanted muscle fatigue does not occur.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 1
Maximum Age: 10
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• clinic diagnosis SMA (I, II, and III types)

• no changing medicine 6 months at least

• without another grave diseases

Contact Information
Primary
Kamila Rasova, as.prof.Dr.
kamila.rasova@lf3.cuni.cz
+420604511416
Backup
Kateřina Marikova, Mgr.
katerina.marikova@chmirakl.cz
+420607616104
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-04-22
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-10-22
Participants
Target number of participants: 16
Treatments
Active_comparator: Individual physiotherapy (SMA-SOC)
Individual physiotherapy will be performed according to the recommended SMA-SOC guidelines.
Experimental: Hippotherapy by the children with cerebral palsy
Hippotherapy by the children with cerebral palsy is an accredited form of hippotherapy, whose methodology is based on the clinical picture of cerebral palsy, but its procedures are applicable to a wider group of children with disabilities. Therefore, investigators assume its effect for children with SMA.
Other: Therapeutic grooming
In order to influence the psychomotor development in a comprehensive way, the psychosocial activity of therapeutic grooming will also be included in the study. Its goal is to support children's communication, their interaction with the environment, the ability to establish contact with the horse and the overall emotional support of children with SMA.
Sponsors
Leads: Charles University, Czech Republic

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