Immune Response and Affective States of Elderly and 50+ Individuals After Intentional and Indirect Contact With Nature

NCT05492006 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2025-07-18

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Summary

Randomized clinical trial on the influence of intentional and indirect contact with nature on the immune response and affective states in people aged 50 years or older.

Conditions

  • Elderly

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Indirect contact with nature

The participants will watch a video with validated images of nature from e-Nature Positive Emotions Photography Database (e-NatPOEM). Four fifteen-minute sessions will be held on four consecutive days, totaling 1 hour.

BEHAVIORAL

Intentional contact with nature

The participants will take a light walk in a park with green spaces guided by research team in a single 1-hour session, with an emphasis on sense-directed appreciation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • Paulo de Tarso Ricieri de Lima

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eliseth R Leão, PhD · Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

  • Roberta M Savieto, MNP · Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

  • Gabriela AG Gouveia, BPT · Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-20
Primary Completion
2023-11-30
Completion
2025-06-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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