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ArticleReview journal of autism and developmental disorders2018

Effects of Equine Therapy on Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.

Sudha M Srinivasan, David T Cavagnino, Anjana N Bhat

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Article in Review journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04070131 (Rehabilitació Assistida Amb Cavalls Posttractament oncològic en Nens i Adolescents), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04070131 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Rehabilitació Assistida Amb Cavalls Posttractament oncològic en Nens i Adolescents: Efectes físics i psicològics

TypeinterventionalSponsorEscoles Universitaries GimbernatRan2019 to 2022Enrolled30ConditionsCancer, Child, Only, Child Behavior, Neurologic Gait DisorderArmsHorse-Assisted Rehabilitation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Physical Activity for Anxiety for Autistic People: A Systematic Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sudha M SrinivasanIDC School of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, Maharashtra, India.
David T CavagninoDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
Anjana N BhatDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.

Funding

Subproject Title: Clinical Research Education, Mentoring and Career Development CoreU54GM104941 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI LEE M PACHTER · 2013 to 2026
$60.5M
Robot child interactions as an intervention tool for children with autismR33MH089441 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI BHAT, ANJANA NARAYAN · 2011 to 2012
$729k
ETG-4000 Optical Topography SystemS10OD021534 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI BHAT, ANJANA NARAYAN · 2016 to 2016
$528k
Robot child interactions as an intervention tool for children with autismR21MH089441 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI BHAT, ANJANA NARAYAN · 2009 to 2010
$405k
Visual attention and fine motor coordination in infants at risk for autismR03HD060809 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI BHAT, ANJANA NARAYAN · 2011 to 2012
$149k
NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD060809NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104941NIH HHS S10 OD021534NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH089441NIMH NIH HHS R33 MH089441
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Literature on effects of equine therapy in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has grown in recent times. Equine therapy is an alternative multimodal intervention that involves utilizing a horse to enhance core impairments in ASD. Recent systematic reviews in this area have several limitations including inclusion of populations other than ASD, assessment of a variety of animal-assisted interventions other than equine therapy, and a failure to conduct quantitative analyses to provide accurate effect size estimates. We conducted a focused systematic review to address these limitations. Our review suggested that equine therapy has beneficial effects on behavioral skills and to some extent on social communication in ASD. The evidence for positive effects of equine therapy on perceptuo-motor, cognitive, and functional skills is currently limited.

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autismbehaviorEquine therapyhippotherapysocial communicationtherapeutic horseback riding

Identifiers

PMID30319932
PMCPMC6178825

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