Forest Bathing Programs in Families Receiving Early Intervention
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Social prescribing.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Early Interventions. Basic parameters: from 5 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Taiwan
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Forest Bathing Programs in Families Receiving Early Intervention: A Feasibility Study
Overview
This study aims to develop and evaluate a two-day, one-night family-centered Forest Therapy program, exploring its feasibility and effectiveness on children's physical and psychological development as well as parental stress.
Detailed description
The research plans to recruit 16 families, each consisting of one child aged 5 to 6 who is receiving early intervention services and both of their parents. The program incorporates the six core elements of Forest Therapy-plants, water, diet, psychology, climate, and exercise therapy-while integrating multi-sensory experiences and group interaction. Outcome evaluations will include physiological and psychological assessments, questionnaires, and interviews with both children and parents to examine pre- and post-intervention differences and gather feedback on the program.
Interventions
- Behavioral Social prescribing
This two-day family-centered forest therapy program incorporates the six core elements of Forest Therapy-plants, water, diet, psychology, climate, and exercise therapy-while integrating multi-sensory experiences and group interaction.
Primary outcome measures
- Actigraphy [Time frame: 3 days before 2-day camp untile 3 days after camp]
- Multidimensional Attention Test [Time frame: Day 1 before the camp, day 2 immediately after the camp, 1 week after the camp]
- Children's Motivation Questionnaire [Time frame: Day-2 immediately after the camp]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Parent-Child Relationship Inventory [Time frame: Day 1 before the camp, day 2 immediately after the camp, 1 week after the camp]
- Parenting Stress Index-Four Edition short form [Time frame: Day 1 before the camp, day 2 immediately after the camp, 1 week after the camp]
- Satisfaction Questionnaire [Time frame: Day 2 immediately after the camp]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- child is currently between 5 years 0 months and 6 years 11 months of age and is receiving early intervention services.
- child's language abilities (including communication and comprehension) and motor skills are at or above the developmental level of a typical three-year-old.
- Family members (including two caregivers and the child receiving early intervention) are willing to fully participate in the two-day, one-night Forest Therapy program, including pre-test, post-test, and follow-up assessments.
Exclusion criteria
- child has significant physical or motor impairments that affect mobility.
- child is unable to understand instructions, which may hinder participation in activities.
- Family members have allergies to the forest environment or other health risks that may be triggered by participation.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Taiwan · 1 center
- National Taiwan University Hospital — Taipei
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07031375 · 202504055RINC