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NCT04606966
Physiological Mechanisms of Therapeutic Horseback Riding Intervention Effects in a Psychiatric Population of ASD Youth
NA trial testing Therapeutic Horseback Riding in Autism Spectrum Disorder in 250 participants. Completed in 22 February 2025.
22 February 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Colorado, Denver |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 250 |
| Start date | 22 December 2020 |
| Primary completion | 22 February 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 22 February 2025 |
| Sites | 2 locations across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Therapeutic Horseback Riding
- Barn Activity
- Hybrid
Conditions studied
- Autism Spectrum Disorder — all drugs for Autism Spectrum Disorder →
- Mental Disorders — all drugs for Mental Disorders →
Sponsor
University of Colorado, Denver
Who can join
Adults 6 to 17, any sex, with Autism Spectrum Disorder or Mental Disorders. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This randomized control trial (RCT) seeks to assess the mechanisms underlying Therapeutic Horseback Riding's (THR) previously observed significant positive effects on ASD youth, particularly those with co-occurring psychiatric disorders, and to refine information on the durability, dose and sub-population effects of the intervention.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Best practices for physiological data collection in youth with autism and co-occurring mental health diagnoses: Implications for human-animal intervention research.
Smith CM, Weimann K, Widick M, Merritt T, et al · · 2025 · PMID 40236803 · DOI 10.1016/j.mex.2025.103284
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- PubMed search for NCT04606966
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04606966 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Colorado, Denver
- Last refreshed: 24 October 2025
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