Testing Nature-based Intervention for chronic disease
Official title: Nature-based Intervention for Chronic Pain in Older People
Nature-based Intervention Program for Sustainable Health in Older People Living With Chronic Non-specific Lower Back Pain (PARC Project 2) - A Feasibility Trial
- 1 group
- One site, in Saguenay
- Recruiting
Interventions
- Other intervention
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.
Canadian Sites (1)
1 of 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Saguenay, Quebec
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for6 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +Aged 65 years +
- +Having low back pain for 3 months or more
- +Being able to walk independently
- +Mental state \>25/30 in the MMSE questionnaire
- +Frailty score \<3/5 (Fried criterias)
Exclusion
- −Presenting other severe musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, or neurological conditions, or systemic diseases (e.g., cancer).
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
This study is not organised into the usual phase numbers — that is common for device, behavioural, and diagnostic research.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
- designModule.phases
Who receives what
Everyone in this study is in one group and receives Nature-based Intervention.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].label
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run
There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for
The study lists a minimum age of 65 years, with no upper limit given.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 15 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around December 2026.
The main measurement is taken over: change from baselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → at 0 to 8 weeks.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Postural controlControl groupThe group a new treatment is measured against.Read more → — measured over change from baselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → at 0 to 8 weeks.
Trunk postural control on wobble chair — measured over change from baseline at 0 to 8 weeks.
Walking — measured over change from baseline at 0 to 8 weeks.
Well-being state (WHO-5) — measured over change from baseline at 0 to 8 weeks.
The study lists 8 further main measurements.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT07002853 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About Nature-based InterventionOther
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.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a other is here: An intervention the registry did not place in another category.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: a minimum age of 65 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists a minimum age of 65 years, with no upper limit given.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: change from baselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → at 0 to 8 weeks.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2026-12-01.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 15 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists one location: Saguenay, Quebec, Canada.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
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.
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