Nature-based Intervention for Chronic Pain in Older People

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorUniversité du Québec à Chicoutimi

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

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

Disqualifiers

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

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Nature-based Intervention

Treatment groups

15 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Lead sponsor

Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec

Collaborator

FUQAC

Collaborator