Beach walks may sharpen minds and lower stress in seniors
NCT ID NCT06893224
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether spending time at the Belgian coast can improve physical and mental health in people over 60. Sixty retired adults will take a walk along the coast and another walk in the city on different days. They will wear sensors to measure heart rate and stress, give saliva samples, and complete attention tests. The goal is to see if the coastal environment helps lower stress and boost thinking skills compared to an urban setting.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 60 people
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- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: You are willing to make the time needed to complete the experiment. You understand and can communicate in Dutch. You are 60 years or older and retired. You are familiar with the city of Ostend. This means you visit Ostend multiple times per year and are preferably familiar with the area around the Grote Post and Fort Napoleon. You smoke no more than 10 cigarettes per day. You are able and comfortable walking for approximately 30 minutes at an average pace without aids such as a cane or walker. You do not have a pacemaker. You are not blind or deaf. You do not take tricyclic antidepressants or clozapine. Exclusion Criteria: People who cannot participate in the entire experiment, do not speak Dutch, are under 60 years old or not yet retired, have a pacemaker, are blind or deaf, take tricyclic antidepressants or clozapine, are not at all familiar with the city of Ostend, smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day, or are unable to walk for 30 minutes continuously without aids are not eligible to participate in the experiment.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ghent University
Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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