Hippotherapy Teenager-pediatric Radiotherapy
ConditionRadiotherapy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age8-17
SponsorCentre Paul Strauss
About this trial
This study proposes a horse-assisted therapy (HAT) approach to accompany children and young adults undergoing irradiation in the ICANS Radiotherapy Department.
The aim of this new approach is to improve quality of life and reduce anxiety in children and adolescents treated with radiotherapy. The impact of equine-assisted therapy on quality of life and anxiety disorders will be described prospectively between the start and end of irradiation in children and parents who agree to inclusion.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Children aged 8 to <18 years.
With an indication for radiotherapy for cancer (of any type)
Patients hospitalized and/or managed on an ambulatory basis
WHO ≤ 2
Disqualifiers
Children afraid of horses and stables
Contraindication to the practice of equine-assisted therapy (allergy to horses or dust, children with asthma attacks triggered by dust/animal hair ...)
Patient on stretcher
Children or parents (or carers) with significant cognitive impairment, making self-assessment or hetero-assessment impossible even with assistance
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Participation in 10 horse-assisted therapy sessions
Treatment groups
22 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov