Clinical trial · Interventional
The Wild Man Programme - a Nature-based Rehabilitation Enhancing Quality of Life for Men on Long-term Sick Leave
The Wild Man Programme. A Nature-based Rehabilitation Enhancing Quality of Life for Men on Long-term Sick Leave - a Matched Controlled Study
NCT04073524CI-TRIAL-00048109unknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The aim of the present study is to examine whether the nature based 'Wild man Programme' can help to increase quality of life among men on sick leave compared to treatment as usual. Additionally, the study examines which natural environments best work as supportive environments in the rehabilitation.
Conditions
Conditions (7)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Cardiac Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Copd | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Diabetes | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Stress | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature-Body-Mind-Community | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Treatment as usual | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Nature-Body-Mind-Community (NBMC) + treatment as usual
- description
- 9 weeks of nature-based therapy (Nature-Body-Mind-Community (NBMC)) treatment as usual
- interventionNames
- Other: Nature-Body-Mind-Community
- Other: Treatment as usual
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Treatment as usual
- description
- Treatment as usual
- interventionNames
- Other: Treatment as usual
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Level of quality of life - total score
- timeFrame
- 9 weeks
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 68 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
The inclusion and exclusion criteria are similar for the two groups. The inclusion criteria are: * male gender * 18 to 68 years of age * clinical or self-reported symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression * clinical diagnosis of cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes or other kinds of chronic diseases * ability to walk approximately three kilometers in nature * ability to understand and speak Danish The exclusion criteria are: \- psychosis or psychotic disorders, brain injuries or physical disabilities that prevent the participant from participating in the physical exercise programme or move about in nature
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDBratland-Sanda, S., Andersson, E., Best, J., Høegmark, S. & Roessler, K. K. The use of physical activity, sport and outdoor life as tools of psychosocial intervention: the Nordic perspective 2019. Sport in Society. 22, 4, s. 654-670, 2018.