Complementary horse-assisted therapy for substance use disorders: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment completion is the greatest challenge for the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs). A previous investigation showed that complementary horse-assisted therapy (cHAT) was associated with higher retention in treatment and completion than standard treatment alone. This randomized controlled trial further explored the benefits of cHAT for patients with SUDs.

Methods

Fifty patients in residential SUD treatment at the Department of Addiction Treatment, Oslo University Hospital, were randomly allocated to either cHAT (cHAT group) or treatment as usual alone (TAU-only group). The primary end-point was treatment completion. Secondary end-points were dropout, transfer to another treatment, and time in treatment.

Results

The multinomial logistic regress

SUBMITTER: Gatti F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7001193 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature