Effects of Urban Afforestation Activity on Pain Mechanisms

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

47 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-05-16

Study Completion Date

2022-05-24

Brief Summary

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This single-group pretest-posttest clinical trial aims to evaluate the effects of a single-session afforestation activity on pain thresholds.

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Detailed Description

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Participants will perform an afforestation activity for a single session of 90 minutes. The therapist will direct the participants' attention to the visual, auditory, olfactory, and tactile features of the surrounding environment. A battery of quantitative sensory tests pre- and post-intervention.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Urban Afforestation Group

Participants will perform an afforestation activity with a duration of 90 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Urban Afforestation Intervention Program

Intervention Type OTHER

An afforestation intervention program based on land cultivation and transplantation of several plants for 90 minutes will be implemented.

Interventions

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Urban Afforestation Intervention Program

An afforestation intervention program based on land cultivation and transplantation of several plants for 90 minutes will be implemented.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Nature-based activity Afforestation activity

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Free of pain in the hands, cheeks, lower back, wrists and trapezius muscles in the previous 3 months.
* Adults between 18 and 65 years.
* Any sex and gender.

Exclusion Criteria

* Intake of any analgesic or psychotropic medication.
* Other severe or medically unstable diseases that may interfere with participation.
* Severe cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination score \< 17 out of 30 points).
* Severe mental disorders in the acute phase or symptomatic phase.
* Severe intellectual disability.
* Behavioural alterations as this may interfere with their participation.
* Pregnant or breastfeeding.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes