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Horse Therapy for PTSD (EAL Trial)

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Margaret McKinnon, PhD
Research Sponsored by McMaster University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Employed as a police officer, fire fighter, paramedic, nurse, or emergency dispatcher
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 20 weeks
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test if horse therapy helps public safety workers reduce PTSD symptoms. #mentalhealth #therapy #horsetherapy

Who is the study for?
This trial is for police officers, firefighters, paramedics, nurses, or emergency dispatchers who have been diagnosed with PTSD. Participants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Those with suicidal tendencies or substance use issues that could interfere with participation, or those already in another PTSD intervention study cannot join.
What is being tested?
The trial is testing Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) to see if it helps reduce symptoms of PTSD in public safety personnel. It's a randomized controlled trial (RCT), meaning participants are randomly assigned to receive EAL or not for comparison.
What are the potential side effects?
Since the intervention involves interaction with horses and learning activities rather than medication, side effects may include allergic reactions to animals or injury from working closely with horses.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~20 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 20 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Body awareness
Dissociation
Emotion regulation
+3 more
Secondary study objectives
Alcohol use disorder symptomatology
Cannabis use disorder symptomatology
Cognitive functioning
+12 more
Other study objectives
Experience in EAL

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Equine Assisted Learning groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in this group will receive 16 sessions of Equine Assisted Learning (EAL), facilitated by a trained clinician at Cartier Farms.
Group II: Waitlist control groupActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in the waitlist control group will not receive EAL for the duration of the study.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

McMaster UniversityLead Sponsor
918 Previous Clinical Trials
2,616,213 Total Patients Enrolled
University of SaskatchewanOTHER
257 Previous Clinical Trials
156,011 Total Patients Enrolled
University of ReginaOTHER
56 Previous Clinical Trials
8,916 Total Patients Enrolled
Margaret McKinnon, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorMcMaster University
4 Previous Clinical Trials
290 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Equine Assisted Learning Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05579717 — N/A
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Research Study Groups: Equine Assisted Learning group, Waitlist control group
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Trial 2023: Equine Assisted Learning Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05579717 — N/A
Equine Assisted Learning 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05579717 — N/A
~21 spots leftby Dec 2025
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