Forest Bathing Programs in Families Receiving Early Intervention

NCT ID: NCT07031375

Last Updated: 2025-06-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 16 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-06-20
• Study Completion Date: 2026-06-19

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Early Interventions

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Family-Centered Forest Bathing Program

Two-Day Family-Centered Forest Therapy Program

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Social prescribing

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

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.

Interventions

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.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

forest therapy

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. child is currently between 5 years 0 months and 6 years 11 months of age and is receiving early intervention services.

2. child's language abilities (including communication and comprehension) and motor skills are at or above the developmental level of a typical three-year-old.

3. 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

1. child has significant physical or motor impairments that affect mobility.

2. child is unable to understand instructions, which may hinder participation in activities.

3. Family members have allergies to the forest environment or other health risks that may be triggered by participation.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 5 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Tien-Ni Wang, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Taiwan University, Department of Occupational Therapy

Locations

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Countries

Taiwan

Central Contacts

TIEN NI WANG, PhD

Role: CONTACT

tnwang@ntu.edu.tw

+886233668163

Facility Contacts

Role: primary

tnwang@ntu.edu.tw

0233668163

Other Identifiers

202504055RINC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id