Examining the Feasibility of an Outdoor Therapeutic Horse Carriage As a Perturbation -based Balance Training

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-45
SponsorLoewenstein Hospital

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Healthy young participants

Adults aged 18-45 years

Measuring between150-190 cm in stature, with a mass of less than 100 kg

No neurological or vestibular or orthopedic mobility impairing conditions, and with no current musculoskeletal injury.

Disqualifiers

blindness or serious vestibular impairments (Meniere's disease, dizziness)

an inability to ambulate independently

symptomatic severe cardiovascular disease

neurological disorders such as stroke, Parkinson's, or Multiple sclerosis

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Outdoor horse-assisted perturbation training

Treatment groups

15 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators