Strengthening the Parent-Child Relationship Through Urban Nature

NCT07570498 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CUHKShenzhen_1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study uses an experimental design (RCT) to estimate the causal impact of nature-based activities on the parent-child relationship and children's emotional regulation without random assignment. After consenting to participate, all students were asked to complete a questionnaire containing questions from six validated scales to measure baseline social health and well-being conditions. i.e. Nature Connection Index (NCI), Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS), Child-parent relationship scale (CPRS), and Children's Emotion Management Scale (CEMS). For the intervention group, 50 low-income families (around 100 people in total) will be invited to experience touching the lawn barefoot and lying down to relax. Participants will also engage in nature-based games to enhance their well-being, increase creativity, and improve mood. Additionally, collective nature-inspired music and jamming activities will facilitate social bonding and encourage community interaction, while supporting participants in forming habits of connecting with nature in daily life for sustainable overall well-being. The families in the control group were not asked any specific tasks during the period. After completing the nature-based activity, participants will be asked to complete the initial questionnaire again. Considering the importance of a connection with nature in early childhood and throughout life, this study attempts to explore how nature-based activities enhance family relationships and children's emotional management.

Conditions

Stress (Psychology)

Keywords

Stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Children's Emotion Management Scale

  Emotional health conditions

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Outdoor activity group

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention

Behavioral: Outdoor activity

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Outdoor activity BEHAVIORAL

Experience touching the lawn barefoot and lying down to relax.

Outdoor activity group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Low-income families

You may not qualify if:

• Severe physical and mental conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 30, 2026
• First Posted: May 6, 2026
• Study Start: September 30, 2025
• Primary Completion: October 31, 2025
• Study Completion: December 30, 2025
• Last Updated: May 6, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

HK (1)