NCT07203469Recruiting
Where Wild Things Grow: Nature- and Activity-based Group Interventions for Neurodivergent Children and Youth
Where Wild Things Grow: Immediate and Long-term Impact of Nature- and Activity-based Group Interventions for Neurodivergent Children and Youth in School, Health Care and Leisure Settings in Agder
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 2 Oct 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this action research project is to develop and implement nature- and activity-based group interventions across health care, school and leisure settings in Southern Norway. The interventions are tailored to support the mental health, self-efficacy and daily life functioning of children and youth in the Agder region, with a particular focus on youngsters who struggle due to neurodivergence, such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Tourette's syndrome. The main questions we aim to answer are: 1. To what extent does nature- and activity-based outdoor education contribute to improvements in children's quality of life? 2. To what extent does nature- and activity-based interventions in a health care setting improve children's self-efficacy, self-esteem and quality of life? 3. Is there a difference in physiological reactions between nature-based provision of education or therapy and traditional indoor provision of education or therapy? Participants will take part in a 12-week school-based or health care intervention.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 240 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 16 Sept 2025
- Start date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Primary completion date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Sorlandet Hospital HF
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT07203469
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 240
- From 1 Sept 2025 to the primary completion date, 15 Jun 2026
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- In PhD 2, exclusion criteria include substance misuse, acute psychosis, current suicidal behavior/ideation, and severe eating disorders.
Who the study is looking for
- In PhD 1, participants are recruited on class-level (all) or individual (identified need).
- In PhD 2, inclusion criteria are patients that participate in the specific interventions.
Age in the registry: 5 years to 18 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ABUP), Sørlandet Hospital HF Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kristiansand | Norway | Recruiting |
| Department of Sport and Physical Education, University of Agder Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kristiansand | Norway | Recruiting |
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