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Wollenweber, Vanessa, Drache, Marion, Schickendantz, Sabine, Gerber-Grote, Andreas, Schiller, Petra and Poehlau, Dieter (2016). Study of the effectiveness of hippotherapy on the symptoms of multiple sclerosis - Outline of a randomised controlled multicentre study (MS-HIPPO). Contemp. Clin. Trials Commun., 3. S. 6 - 12. SAN DIEGO: ELSEVIER INC. ISSN 2451-8654

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Abstract

Background: Hippotherapy is a form of therapeutic riding which is used in the treatment of neurological and muscular disorders. Until now there has not been any high- quality randomised study that has proven its effectiveness. Objective: The aims of this study are to evaluate whether hippotherapy (as add-on to physiotherapy and/or pharmacotherapy) is superior to the standard treatment (physiotherapy and/or pharmacotherapy as prior to the study) in terms of balance function and other patient relevant outcomes in patients with multiple sclerosis. Methods: The MS-HIPPO study is a prospective, randomised, examiner-blinded, controlled multicentre study. Patients were randomised to one of two groups: 12 weeks of hippotherapy accompanied by physiotherapy and/or pharmacotherapy (intervention) or 12 weeks of physiotherapy and/or pharmacotherapy as prior to the study (control). The primary endpoint is the change in balance function, as measured by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS). The treatment comparison is evaluated using a covariance analysis with baseline BBS, centre, age, gender and EDSS as covariates. Secondary endpoints include fatigue, quality of life, pain intensity and spasticity. Results and conclusions: The described study is the first randomised study evaluating the benefits of hippotherapy for patients with multiple sclerosis. In 5 national centres ten study physicians will screen potential participants. The expected results will help to improve the knowledge on non- pharmaceutical therapeutic options in this field. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Wollenweber, Vanessa UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Drache, Marion UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schickendantz, Sabine UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Gerber-Grote, Andreas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schiller, Petra UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Poehlau, Dieter UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-266523
DOI:	10.1016/j.conctc.2016.02.001
Journal or Publication Title:	Contemp. Clin. Trials Commun.
Volume:	3
Page Range:	S. 6 - 12
Date:	2016
Publisher:	ELSEVIER INC
Place of Publication:	SAN DIEGO
ISSN:	2451-8654
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SCALE; RELIABILITY; PAIN Multiple languages Medicine, Research & Experimental Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/26652