Clinical trial · Interventional
A Feasibility Study to Determine Whether the Botanical Garden Become a Region of Forest Therapy for Cancer Survivors
NCT06001723CI-TRIAL-00090561completedN/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 forest healing system is an important topic of alternative therapy in recent years. To investigates forest therapy's effectiveness in alleviating negative emotions among post-cancer patients. It compares therapy outcomes at Taipei Botanical Garden and Fushan Botanical Garden. Utilizing a pretest-posttest experimental design, a two-hour guided forest healing activity serves as the intervention method. Data collection involves instrumental tests and saliva samples.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Mental Health Disorder | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Neoplasms | Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Forest Therapy
- description
- This is a pretest-posttest designed experiment. A two-hour guided forest healing activity was used as an intervention method. For the purpose of comparison, an urban area adjacent to the Taipei Botanical Garden, specifically the Wanhua district, was selected. This choice ensures the exclusion of extensive green spaces commonly used for walking.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Forest Therapy
Primary outcomes (24)
- measure
- questionnaire: POMS2-A short (Fushan botanical garden)
- timeFrame
- per-test → 2 hours intervention at Fushan botanical garden → post-test immediately after the intervention
- description
- Change of the Profile of Mood States 2nd Edition-Adult short at Fushan botanical garden
- measure
- questionnaire: POMS2-A short (Taipei botanical garden)
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 36 Years
- Maximum age
- 82 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Over 20 year-old * Cancer patients finished cancer treatments more than 6 months (regardless hormone therapy) * Voluntary attendance Exclusion Criteria: * People who unable to walk for at least 120 minutes * People who still smoking, chewing betel nut or drinking alcohol (over five standard cups in any situation) * People who addicted to medicine * People who attend another clinical trial at the same time or in the follow-up period of an interventional trial * Pregnant women or breast feeding * Other conditions that participants unable to cooperate with
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDWei RS, Chu YS, Hong MY, Li MY, Fan SW, Tung GS, Hsu CH. A comprehensive evaluation of the health benefits of forest therapy for cancer survivors. Environ Health Prev Med. 2026;31:7. doi: 10.1265/ehpm.25-00333. PMID 41605676