Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Can the Belgian Coastal Environment Improve Physical and Cognitive Health in Older Adults?
Lead Sponsor:
University Ghent
Conditions:
Physiologic Monitoring
Self-report Questionnaire
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this interventional study is to learn if exposure to coastal environments improves the physical and cognitive health of older adults over the age of 60. The main questions it aims to answe...
Detailed Description
Due to practical reasons regarding time, infrastructure and resources, the second phase with video exposure was cancelled.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- You are willing to make the time needed to complete the experiment. You understand and can communicate in Dutch. You are 60 years or older and retired. You are familiar with the city of Ostend. This means you visit Ostend multiple times per year and are preferably familiar with the area around the Grote Post and Fort Napoleon.
- You smoke no more than 10 cigarettes per day. You are able and comfortable walking for approximately 30 minutes at an average pace without aids such as a cane or walker.
- You do not have a pacemaker. You are not blind or deaf. You do not take tricyclic antidepressants or clozapine.
Exclusion
- People who cannot participate in the entire experiment, do not speak Dutch, are under 60 years old or not yet retired, have a pacemaker, are blind or deaf, take tricyclic antidepressants or clozapine, are not at all familiar with the city of Ostend, smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day, or are unable to walk for 30 minutes continuously without aids are not eligible to participate in the experiment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 25 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06893224
Start Date
September 25 2024
End Date
December 31 2027
Last Update
July 23 2025
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Ghent University
Ghent, Belgium, 9000