Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:32 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:32 PM
NCT ID:
NCT04606966
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* documented ASD diagnosis and a co-occurring psychiatric disorder
* ABC Irritability subscale score ≥8
* Leiter-III Nonverbal IQ ≥ 40
* meet Symptom Criterion score (minimum number of symptoms necessary for a DSM-V (mood, anxiety, or ADHD diagnosis) on CASI-5)
* meet ASD cut-offs on the SCQ (≥ 11) and on ADOS-2
* Only one child with ASD per family to maintain independent observations
* a consistent caregiver (i.e., parent or legal guardian) to complete study outcome measures
Exclusion Criteria:
* medical or behavioral issues that prevent participation
* ward of the state
* judged during riding center screen to have significant riding experience
* smoking or regular use of oral, inhaled, or topical steroids on a regular basis, factors known to affect cortisol levels
* Participants weighing 200 pounds or greater will be excluded due to the riding center's safety policies
* Participants will not be allowed to begin baseline assessments until at least six months have passed from the time they last engaged in mounted EAAT, given pilot evidence for the six-month maintenance of THR effects.
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
6 Years
Maximum Age:
17 Years
Study:
NCT04606966
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT04606966