Blue-green Space Physical Activity: the "Parco Del Mare" Study

Engaging in Physical Activity Carried Out in a Blue-green Space to Improve Health, Quality of Life and Physical Performance Among the Population: the "Parco Del Mare" Study Protocol

This study protocol, describe the innovative study intervention which will be performed in a green-blue space in Italy in order to investigate on the improvements in wellbeing following participation in the study. This will be significant because it will provide evidence on the effectiveness of the supervised physical activities carried out in green-blue space in improving health, quality of life, physical performance, anthropometric outcomes and physiological parameters in adults, indicating the reasonableness for public health authorities to developing such activities.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Health Promotion; Healthy Adults; Natural Outdoor Environment
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Exercise program

Detailed Description

The aim of the "Parco del Mare" pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and the effects of a moderate-intensity exercise program carried out in a green-blue space, on health outcomes such as quality of life and physical performance. Healthy adults with no contraindication to practice physical activity will be recruited and divided into two groups: the experimental group involved in the exercise sessions performed twice a week for 6-months, while the control group received no intervention. Validated tests and questionnaires will be used to detect health parameters at baseline (T0) and follow-up (T1). The investigators expected the intervention carried out in the Parco del Mare setting to be feasible and effective in improving health parameters, quality of life and physical performance in healthy adults.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Sofia Marini, PhD; Phone Number: +39 3391324942; Email: sofia.marini@unich.it

Study Locations

• Italy
  • Rimini, Italy, 47921
    • Recruiting
    • Parco del Mare
    • Contact: Sofia Marini, PhD; Phone Number: +39 3391324942; Email: sofia.marini@unich.it

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult population aged >18 years old
• Resident in Rimini

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any alterations in communication skills and/or sensory functions so severe as to make it impossible to understand and/or execute the instructions given by the trainer (dementia, aphasia, blindness, deafness)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental group; Participants in the experimental group (EG) undergo the exercise program designed for the purpose of the study. The outdoor sessions will be carried out in groups (2 sessions per week, lasting 1 hour each one) and administered by trainers with a master's degree in Science and Technique of Preventive and Adapted Physical Activity (kinesiologists).	Other: Exercise program; Each intervention session is divided into three different parts according to the specific aim such as warm-up (about 15 minutes) at the beginning, main exercises (about 30 minutes), and stretching and relaxation (about 15 minutes) at the end.
No Intervention: Control Group; The control group (CG) will be asked to abstain from structured exercise or training, limiting their physical effort to activities needed for daily life.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12)	Quality of Life measurement (higher scores indicate better physical and mental components)	through study completion, an average of 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Università degli Studi 'G. d'Annunzio' Chieti e Pescara

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 31, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 20, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 24, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 29, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): August 1, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): December 13, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 9, 2024
• Last Verified: December 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: public health; physical activity intervention; blue-green space setting; outdoor exercise
• Other Study ID Numbers: 0121439

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No