Key result
Dolphin therapy linked to ~38-point increase in sufficient cardiac pumping function in pediatric CNS lesions.
Observational (n=21)
Open-label
No
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May support cardiovascular benefits of dolphin-therapy in pediatric CNS lesions; hypothesis-generating and requires controlled trials before any practice consideration.
Dynamics of changes in functional maintenance of cardiovascular system under direct influence of one procedure and course dolphin-therapy has been shown in children with different CNS lesions. Optimizing effect of the dolphin-therapy is found on cardiac pumping function a sufficient level of which increased from 18,8 to 56,3 % of cases, and autonomic heart rate to ensure, a sufficient lever of which increased from 18,8 to 31,3 % of case. The existence of these positive changes indicates an improvement in contractile function of the heart and increase its adaptive capacity in this category of children.
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Романчук et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Various CNS lesions (psychoverbal delay 33%, cerebral palsy 23.8%, autism 19%) (n=21). Dolphin-therapy vs. Baseline (pre-procedure) was evaluated on Sufficient level of cardiac pumping function. Dolphin-therapy increased the proportion of children with CNS lesions achieving a sufficient level of cardiac pumping function from 18.8% to 56.3% and sufficient autonomic heart rate regulation from 18.8% to 31.3%.
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