Horse program hopes to soothe trauma in veterans and first responders
NCT ID NCT06451523
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 3-day program called Alliance180, which includes working with horses, can improve anxiety, depression, and overall well-being in adults who are or were US veterans, first responders, or frontline healthcare workers. Fifty participants will fill out questionnaires before the program and again 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after. The goal is to see if the program helps them feel safer and reduces trauma-related symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Alliance180 Program (a 3-day program including equine experience)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to ease anxiety and depression in people exposed to trauma.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 50 participants and no control group, so results may not be widely applicable. The program is short-term, and lasting benefits are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * Enrollment in an upcoming "Alliance180 Program". (Enrollment is limited to adults who currently or formerly serve as US Veterans, First Responders and/or Front Line Healthcare Workers and are currently experiencing symptoms related to trauma exposure) Exclusion Criteria: \- Individuals who have previously completed the "Alliance180 Program"
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alliance180
RECRUITINGSaratoga Springs, New York, 12866, United States
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7160, United States
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