Nature-based Intervention for Chronic Pain in Older People

NCT07002853 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2025-06-04

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a nature-based intervention program has positive effects on the physical and psychosocial health in a group of older participants with chronic non-specific lower back pain. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Will the program improve:

* The physical outcomes such as mobility, strength and balance?
* The psychosocial health outcomes?

Participants will:

* Be assessed before and after the program;
* Participate in one session per week of the intervention.

Conditions

  • Chronic Disease
  • Chronic Pain (Back / Neck)
  • Older Adults (65 Years and Older)

Interventions

OTHER

Nature-based Intervention

Combination of activities in nature such as walking, exercises (strengthening, mobility, balance), mindfulness, guided meditation, forest bathing or Shinrin-Yoku, interpretation of nature, gardening and pain education.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • FUQAC

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rubens A. da Silva, Ph.D. · Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

  • Marie-Ève Langelier, MD · Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

  • Émilie Fortin, M.Sc · Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

  • Guillaume Léonard, Ph.D. · Université de Sherbrooke

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-22
Primary Completion
2026-09-01
Completion
2026-12-01

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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