Review Article
Benefits of Equine-Assisted Therapies in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review
Table 1
Characteristics of the participants included in the systematic review.
| | Study | Randomization | Group | Sample size (% of females) | Age (SD) | Years from diagnosis (SD) | Disability level (SD) | Body composition data (SD) |
| | Moraes (2020) and Moraes (2021) | Yes (RCT) | EATG | n = 17 (94.18%) | 45.5 (9.7) | 9 (6.1) | EDSS (median): 2 | H: 162 (4.2)/W: 67 (13.1)/BCD: 25.5 | | ICG | n = 16 (93.75%) | 44.8 (8.8) | 8.8 (5.7) | EDSS (median): 1.75 | H: 163 (6.6)/W: 68.7 (13.4)/BCD: 25.9 | | Muñoz-Lasa (2019) | No (non-RCT) | EATG | n = 6 (50%) | 41.3 (3.3) | 15.5 (5) | NR | NR | | ICG | n = 4 (25%) | 51.3 (4.6) | 17.5 (7.3) | NR | NR | | Vermöhlen (2017) | Yes (RCT) | EATG | n = 30 (90%) | 50 (median); R (45–53) | 16.5 (median) R (11–20) | EDSS < 5 : 10 EDSS ≥ 5 : 20 | W: 67 (10.3) | | CG | n = 37 (72.97%) | 51 (median); R (47–56) | 17.6 (median) R (11–27) | EDSS < 5 : 11 EDSS ≥ 5 : 26 | W: 70.6 (9.9) | | Frevel (2015) | Yes (RCT) | EATG | n = 9 (88.8%) | 46.9 (7.6) | 22.3 (8.3) | EDSS: 3.8 (1.1) | H: 167.9 (9.0)/W: 72.5 (12.3)/BCD: 25.7 | | ACG | n = 9 (77.77%) | 44.3 (8.1) | 16.1 (11.3) | EDSS: 3.8 (1.5) | H: 168.2 (8.2)/W: 65.0 (8.9)/BCD: 23.03 | | Lindroth (2015) | No (non-RCT) | EATG | N = 3 (66.66%) | 52.33 (13.28) | 14 (13.89) | 4 (1.32) | NR | | Menezes (2013) | No (non-RCT) | EATG | n = 7 (85.71%) | 44 (9.1) | 8.6 (9.6) | NR | H: 162 (1)/W: 68.1 (16.6)/BCD: 25.9 (5.3) | | ACG | n = 4 (50%) | 40.3 (15.9) | 8.2 (5.6) | NR | H: 142 (6.2)/W: 72 (34.2)/BCD: 25.2 (25) | | Muñoz-Lasa (2011) | No (non-RCT) | EATG | n = 12 (58.33%) | 44.8. Range: 34–59 | 8.3 (7) | EDSS: 5.2 (1.2) | NR | | ACG | n = 15 (60%) | 46.2. Range: 38–64 | 7.8 (7) | EDSS: 4.9 (1.3) | NR | | Silkwood-Sherer (2007) | No (non-RCT) | EATG | n = 9 (55.55%) | 42.4 (14.2) | 9.9 (8.2) | NR | NR | | ICG | n = 6 (66.66%) | 47.7 (14.1) | 12.7 (6.6) | NR | NR | | Hammer (2005) | No (non-RCT) | EATG | n = 11 (81.8%) | 47.9 (8.4) | 10 (7) | 5 (6) | NR |
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EATG: equine-assisted therapy group; ICG: control group; NR: not reported; SD: standard deviation; EDSS: Extended Disability Dtatus Scale; H: height (cm); W: weight (kg): BCD: body composition data; R: range; ACG: active control group.
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