Summary of the Systematic Review

ARTICLE CITATION

Hippotherapy for patients with multiple sclerosis: A multicenter randomized controlled trial (MS-HIPPO)

Vermohlen, Schiller, Schickendantz, Crache, Hussack, Gerber-Grote, Pohlau

Multiple Sclerosis Journal (2017) 

 

ARTICLE DETAILS

Description

To investigate the effect of hippotherapy plus standard care versus standard care alone in MS patients.

A total of 70 adults with MS were recruited in five German centers and randomly allocated to the intervention group (12 weeks of hippotherapy) or the control group. Primary outcome was the change in the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) after 12 weeks, and further outcome measures included fatigue, pain, quality of life, and spasticity.

Profession 

Physical Therapist 

Location 

Germany 

Intervention Terminology

HPOT

Study Design 

RCT

Sample

70 Adults 

Age/Population

46-55 years 

Assessment/ Outcome measure tools

Berg Balance Scale

Result Category 

Balance, fatigue, spacticity

Dosage/Description of Intervention

12 weeks