Outdoor swimming as a nature-based intervention for depression: a feasibility randomised control trial

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust0 个研究点目标入组 88 人开始时间: 2022年5月19日最近更新: 2024年4月22日

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2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37443045/ (added 17/07/2023)

•1. Participants give fully informed consent to participate
•2. Mild and moderate severity depression, as determined by the PHQ-9 (scores 5 -19)
•3. Self-reported ability to swim a minimum distance:
•3.1. For sea (50 m, 2 lengths of a normal swimming pool)
•3.2. Lake (25 m, 1 length of a normal swimming pool) locations
•3.3. No swimming experience required for outdoor unheated swimming pool (lido)
•4. Adults aged 18 years or older

•1. People wishing to participate in a sea location who are not able to swim 50 m (2 lengths) in an indoor or fully heated outdoor pool
•2. People wishing to participate in a lake location who are not able to swim 25 m (1 length) in an indoor or fully heated outdoor pool
•3. Currently under the care of a secondary mental health NHS service
•4. Risk of suicide or recent suicidal intent or attempts or self-harm requiring medical treatment
•5. Other mental health problems to a severe degree
•6. History of cardiac abnormalities (e.g., ischaemic heart disease/angina and congestive heart failure)
•7. Immediate (first degree) relative history of cardiac events (GP consultation will be required for inclusion)
•8. Respiratory conditions triggered by cold
•9. Coldwater urticaria (a skin reaction to cold that appears within minutes after cold exposure)
•10. Non-freezing cold injuries/Raynaud’s
•11. Not able to speak English to a level that would enable them to understand safety instructions

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