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Interventional Study on the Effects of Forest Therapy in Fibromyalgia Patients
Sponsor: Azienda USL Toscana Nord Ovest
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate if Forest therapy can reduce pain levels and improve the quality of life related to the level of pain perceived in fibromyalgia patients. The main question it aims to answer is: Does frequenting certified forest environments, according to the principles and methods of Forest Therapy, produce positive effects on chronic pain and the consumption of painkillers? The study is part of the "Forest Therapy Project as a Broad-Spectrum Tool for Patients Affected by Fibromyalgia" funded by the Tuscany Region as part of the Complementary Medicine program for the three-year period 2025-2027. The project will be carried out thanks to the collaboration with the National Research Council - Institute for BioEconomy (CNR-IBE)
Official title: A Monocentric, Randomized, Controlled, No-profit, Interventional Study on the Effects of Forest Therapy in Patients With Fibromyalgia
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
70
Start Date
2026-09-01
Completion Date
2028-08
Last Updated
2026-06-15
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Forest therapy
Each session of Forest therapy will be organized as follows: 1. Gathering at the meeting point with the participants, doctor, psychologist, and staff. 2\. Introduction of the psychologist and the planned activities - 5 minutes. 3. Administration of the STAI and POMS tests and preliminary physiological measurements - 30 minutes. 4\. Beginning of the activity: request to turn off the phone and minimize verbal exchanges. Slow walking - 5 minutes. Visual perception - 15 minutes. Slow walking - 5 minutes. Auditory perception - 15 minutes. Slow walking - 5 minutes. Tactile perception - 15 minutes. Slow walking - 5 minutes. Olfactory perception - 15 minutes. Slow walking - 5 minutes. Perceptual and movement activity chosen by the participant - 20 minutes. 5. Walk back to the starting/ending point - 20 minutes. STAI-S and POMS test and final physiological measurements - 30 minutes
Locations (1)
Anesthesia and Resuscitation Unit, Cecina Hospital - Azienda USL Toscana Nord Ovest
Cecina, Italy