CompletedNot Applicable

Forest Therapy and Mindfulness for Highly Sensitive Persons

Spain310 participantsStarted 2025-05-01

Plain-language summary

This randomized, multicenter interventional study evaluates a combined forest therapy (shinrin-yoku) and mindfulness-based program in adults with high sensory-processing sensitivity confirmed using a validated instrument. Participants are randomized (1:1) to either a forest-based intervention or an active indoor sensory control condition. The intervention is delivered over approximately 22 weeks according to a predefined protocol, with assessments conducted at baseline and at the end of the intervention.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 to 65 years * High sensory-processing sensitivity confirmed using a validated instrument (e.g., HSPS/Aron scale) * Able to perform moderate physical activity (e.g., walking) * Able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Severe psychiatric disorder or acute clinical instability * Medical condition contraindicating moderate physical activity * Use of medications with strong autonomic or neuroendocrine effects (e.g., high-dose systemic corticosteroids; selected beta-blockers) * Recent participation in a structured mindfulness or forest-therapy program * Pregnancy or unstable medical condition

What they're measuring

Change in Perceived Stress Score (PSS-10) From Baseline to End of Intervention

Timeframe: Baseline to end of intervention (approximately 22 weeks)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07368231

SponsorIFM International Forest Medicine

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-10-03

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