Recruiting

Nature-Based Intervention

Sponsor:

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Code:

NCT07002853

Conditions

Chronic Disease

Chronic Pain (Back / Neck)

Older Adults (65 Years and Older)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 65+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Nature-based Intervention

Study Details

Brief 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)

Study ID

NCT07002853

Start date

May 22, 2025

Status verified date

May, 2025

Completion date

Dec 1, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 1, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 65+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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 Criteria:

  • Presenting other severe musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, or neurological conditions, or systemic diseases (e.g., cancer).

Study Design

Enrollment

15 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Nature-based intervention

Nature-based intervention group of once a week (2 hours) for 8 weeks

Interventions

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.

Primary outcome measure

  • Postural control [ Time Frame: change from baseline at 0 to 8 weeks ]
  • Trunk postural control on wobble chair [ Time Frame: change from baseline at 0 to 8 weeks ]
  • Walking [ Time Frame: change from baseline at 0 to 8 weeks ]
  • Well-being state (WHO-5) [ Time Frame: change from baseline at 0 to 8 weeks ]
  • Depression state (PHQ-9) [ Time Frame: change from baseline at 0 to 8 weeks ]
  • Connection to nature (CNS) [ Time Frame: change from baseline at 0 to 8 weeks ]
  • Social Loneliness and Isolation (ÉSUL) [ Time Frame: change from baseline at 0 to 8 weeks ]
  • Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA-Fr) [ Time Frame: change from baseline at 0 to 8 weeks ]
  • Pain measures [ Time Frame: change from baseline at 0 to 8 weeks ]
  • Social Provisions (SPS-10) [ Time Frame: change from baseline at 8 to 12 weeks ]
  • Disability related to low back pain (RMDQ) [ Time Frame: change from baseline at 0 to 8 weeks ]
  • Mood states (POMS-SF) [ Time Frame: Before and after each intervention session ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Rubens A. da Silva, Ph.D.

418 545-5011rubens.dasilva@uqac.ca

Émilie Fortin, M.Sc

5818828598emilie.fortin7@uqac.ca

Locations

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Recruiting

Saguenay, Quebec, Canada, G7H 2B1

Contacts

Rubens A. da Silva, Ph.D.

418 545-5011emilie.fortin7@uqac.ca

Émilie Fortin, Ph.D. (c)

5818828598emilie.fortin7@uqac.ca

More Information

Sponsor

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Last update posted

Jun 4, 2025

Last verified

May, 2025

Keywords

  • Aging
  • Chronic pain
  • Non-specific low back pain
  • Nature-based interventions
  • Falls
  • Forest bathing
  • Shinrin-yoku
  • Social
  • Nature connectedness
  • Functionning
  • Physical activity
  • Mindfulness
  • Meditation
  • Rehabilitation
  • Postural control
  • Strength
  • Quality of life
  • Balance

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Université du Québec à Chicoutimi on 2025-06-04.