Effects of Equine Assisted Activities on Veterans With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04850573

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The study will examine the effects of eight weeks of equine assisted activities (EAA) on co-regulation, basal physiological values, and symptom severity in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Heart rate, respiration rate, surface electromyography (EMG) and plasma concentrations of cortisol, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and oxytocin will be measured at rest and during dyadic interaction tasks (human to human or human to horse) to assess effects of EAA on these measures. Additionally, standard and regularly used questionnaires will be used to monitor PTSD symptom severity during the study and 6-month follow-up period. EAA is expected to lower PTSD symptom severity, and mitigate other physiological changes associated with PTSD.

Study identification

NCT ID: NCT04850573
Recruitment status: Completed
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Not applicable
Lead sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Other
Enrollment: 9 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Interventions

equine assisted activities Other

Other

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range: 18 Years to 65 Years
Sex: Male
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date: Jun 21, 2021 (Actual)
Primary completion: Jun 16, 2023 (Actual)
Completion: Jun 16, 2023 (Actual)
Last update posted: Jul 3, 2023

2021 – 2023

United States locations

U.S. sites: 1
U.S. states: 1
U.S. cities: 1

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site status
Rutgers Equine Science Center	New Brunswick	New Jersey	08901	—

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