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Equine-assisted biographical work (EABW) with individuals in the second half of life: study protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Julia Schmidt, Andrea Wartenberg-Demand, Simon Forstmeier

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Article in Trials, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05068050 (Clinical, Data Collection, Multicenter, Randomized Trial to Determine the Effect of Therapeutic Riding Compared With Physical Activity on a Group of People With Arthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT05068050 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Clinical, Data Collection, Multicenter, Randomized Trial to Determine the Effect of Therapeutic Riding Compared With Physical Activity on a Group of People With Arthritis

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad de ExtremaduraRan2021 to 2022Enrolled20ConditionsArthritisArmsHorse-assisted therapy, Physical exercise
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julia SchmidtReittherapie Wittgenstein, Pulvermühle 3, 57319, Bad Berleburg, Germany.
Andrea Wartenberg-Demand, Schrecksbach, Germany.
Simon ForstmeierDevelopmental Psychology and Clinical Psychology of the Lifespan, Faculty II, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2a, 57068, Siegen, Germany. simon.forstmeier@uni-siegen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0580-1512
University of Siegen · DEAnsbach University of Applied Sciences · DE

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Bürgerstiftung Siegen No numberJ. J. Darboven No numberRittal Foundation no number
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEquine-assisted therapy is more often practiced with children and adolescents than with the elderly, although individuals in the second half of life could also profit from it. This group, from the age of 50, is characterised by increasing emotional, social, health-related and cognitive changes; a critical life event, such as a neurological illness or loss of a family member, can increase the likelihood of subclinical depression. Individuals who exhibit depressive symptoms not necessarily diagnosed with a major depression may suffer from relevant losses of quality of life (e.g. sleep disorders, memory disorders, feelings of guilt, hopelessness). Despite the fact that the various healthcare systems are in general more frequently used, such individuals often do not receive adequate therapy. The processing of one's biography (reminiscence) is an elementary component of most psychotherapy approaches and has been demonstrated to treat and prevent the development of major depression. In this study, equine-assisted biographical work (EABW), a combination of equine-assisted therapy and biographical work, will be applied with individuals with subclinical depression in the second half of their life.

methodsThis is a multicentre, prospective, randomised, controlled and open phase III study in enrolling participants with subclinical depression. The aim of the study is to evaluate whether a preventive, equine-assisted, age-specific treatment combining elements of equine-assisted intervention with those of biographical work offers better treatment potentials in comparison to a control group with no intervention. Study participants in the intervention group will receive weekly equine-assisted biographical work over a period of 8 weeks. The primary endpoint is the change in Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) in a pre-post comparison. Secondary endpoints include other health-related questionnaires including quality of life, reminiscence functions and anxiety. DISCUSSION: The present study is the first randomised study examining the efficacy of biographical work with a horse and has the potential to establish an empirically based treatment for individuals in the second half of life and improving the symptoms of subclinical depression.

trial registrationGerman Clinical Trials Register DRKS00017010 . Registered on 01 April 2019.

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DepressionQuality of LifeAnimalsAnxietyHorsesHumansMulticenter Studies as TopicProspective StudiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeBiographical workEquine-assisted interventionEquine-assisted therapyLife reviewPreventionRandomised controlled studyReminiscenceSecond half of lifeSubclinical depression

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