Concurrent Trials on Nature-Based Therapy for Inpatients in Dementia and Rehabilitation Medicine Wards
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Conditions studied: Dementia, Acquired Brain Injury Including Stroke
In brief
Nature-based Therapy, such as forest bathing and horticultural therapy, has been shown to have physical, psychological and emotional health benefits. We posit that personalised and guided Nature-based Therapy, which leverages the benefits of therapeutic gardens in an urban hospital setting, improves the overall wellbeing of elderly inpatients with dementia (aged \>65 years old) and their caregivers, as well as patients undergoing inpatient rehabilitation. To determine the effectiveness of Nature-based Therapy for these two inpatient populations, we designed a pilot study, TGIF, to be conducted at the dementia and rehabilitation medicine wards at Changi General Hospital in Singapore.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07059390
- Run by
- Changi General Hospital
- People needed
- 1600
- Starts
- 2027-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2028-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-23
Who can join
Age: 21 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients with dementia:
- Age 65-100 years old
- Have a diagnosis of delirium/ dementia or both.
- Have diagnosis of dementia with and without behavioural symptoms of dementia (BPSD)
- Ability to communicate with the Nature-based Therapist (in languages such as English, Mandarin Chinese, Chinese dialects or Malay)
- Manageable behavioural symptoms and able to focus attention for minimum of 30 minutes
- Rehabilitation Medicine patients:
- Age 21-100 years old
- Acquired brain injury with residual impairments, which can be either in the i) motor, and/or ii) cognitive domains, and/or iii) suspected or diagnosed mood disorders (including adjustment disorder, depression and anxiety disorders) -patients would then be stratified according to the category(s) of impairments both for consideration of interventions and for outcome measures/analysis
- Additional Physical/Cognitive Criteria required will depend on range of specific therapeutic activities that could be prescribed/administered (eg.at least 1 upper limb with Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) of at least 3/5, with ability for active grasp/release, ability to sustain attention for the duration of the session, cognitive Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score of at least 25 points etc)
You may not qualify if…
- In isolation due to contact, droplet or airborne precautions
- Unable to provide consent and lack of surrogate decision maker to provide consent
- Poorly managed psychiatric or behaviour symptoms with threats to others surrounding them.
- Age < 21 years
- Patients who are haemodynamically unstable.
- Patients on strict bed rest
Where it is running
- Changi General Hospital — Singapore, Singapore
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