## Protocol Section
### Identification Module
**NCT ID:** NCT06431126

**Brief Title:** Animal-assisted and Nature Based Activities

**Official Title:** Animal-assisted and Nature Based Activities for Young Adults With Autism and Social Withdrawel

#### Organization Study ID Info
**ID:** RK-997623
#### Organization
**Class:** OTHER_GOV
**Full Name:** Kronoberg County Council
### Status Module
#### Completion Date
**Date:** 2025-06-01

**Type:** ESTIMATED

#### Expanded Access Info
#### Last Update Post Date
**Date:** 2024-05-28

**Type:** ACTUAL

**Last Update Submit Date:** 2024-05-24

**Overall Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

#### Primary Completion Date
**Date:** 2023-07-07

**Type:** ACTUAL

#### Start Date
**Date:** 2020-09-24

**Type:** ACTUAL

**Status Verified Date:** 2024-05

#### Study First Post Date
**Date:** 2024-05-28
**Type:** ACTUAL
**Study First Submit Date:** 2024-05-14
**Study First Submit QC Date:** 2024-05-24
### Sponsor Collaborators Module

#### Lead Sponsor

**Class:** OTHER_GOV

**Name:** Kronoberg County Council

#### Responsible Party

**Type:** SPONSOR

### Oversight Module

**Is FDA Regulated Device:** False

**Is FDA Regulated Drug:** False

**Oversight Has DMC:** False

### Description Module

**Brief Summary:** Neuropsychiatric impairments in young adults are common and can involve social withdrawal, and difficulties in receiving support from healthcare and municipal social care services. Collaboration is needed, but knowledge gaps exist concerning effective interventions. Participation in meaningful activities, as a complement to other treatment strategies can be a step towards studies/work. The aim of the trial is to explore the feasibility of a structured nature and animal-based activity on a farm for young adults with neuropsychiatric impairments.

The intervention involves participation in nature and animal-assisted group activities, twice a week for 12 weeks. Data consists of interviews with participants prior to and after the intervention, as well as one year later. The one-year follow-up focus is on life situation, changes in everyday life and experiences of the intervention. In addition, interview-based experiences of the ordinary staff and supervisors on the farm are included. Analysis will be carried out with qualitative content analysis, as well as health-economic calculations.

### Conditions Module

**Conditions:**

- Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

- Autism Spectrum Disorder

**Keywords:**

- complementary therapies

- feasability

- young adults

### Design Module

#### Design Info

**Allocation:** NA

**Intervention Model:** SINGLE_GROUP

##### Masking Info

**Masking:** NONE

**Primary Purpose:** TREATMENT

#### Enrollment Info

**Count:** 13

**Type:** ACTUAL

**Phases:**

- NA

**Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL

### Arms Interventions Module

#### Arm Group 1

**Intervention Names:**

- Other: Animal-assisted and nature based activities

**Label:** Animal-assisted and nature based group activity for young adults with autism

**Type:** EXPERIMENTAL

### Interventions

#### Intervention 1

**Arm Group Labels:**

- Animal-assisted and nature based group activity for young adults with autism

**Description:** Supervised activities on a farm, 2 half day/week for 12 weeks

**Name:** Animal-assisted and nature based activities

**Type:** OTHER

### Outcomes Module

#### Primary Outcomes

**Description:** Number of sessions with participation

**Measure:** Attendance

**Time Frame:** 12 weeks

#### Secondary Outcomes

**Description:** Interviews

**Measure:** Experiences of participation

**Time Frame:** 12 weeks

**Description:** Interview

**Measure:** Occupational level

**Time Frame:** 1 year

### Eligibility Module

**Eligibility Criteria:** Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-30 years
* Autism Spectrum Disorder
* Social withdrawn at least for one year
* Social insurance benefits
* Interest in being with animals

Exclusion Criteria:

* Ongoing drug abuse
* Severe psychiatric comorbidity

**Maximum Age:** 30 Years

**Minimum Age:** 18 Years

**Sex:** ALL

**Standard Ages:**

- ADULT

### Contacts Locations Module

#### Locations

**Location 1:**

**City:** Växjö

**Country:** Sweden

**Facility:** Kronoberg County Council

**Zip:** 35242

#### Overall Officials

**Official 1:**

**Affiliation:** Kronoberg County Council

**Name:** Birgitta Gunnarsson, PhD

**Role:** PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

## Derived Section

### Condition Browse Module - Ancestors

- ID: D000002659

- Term: Child Development Disorders, Pervasive

- ID: D000065886

- Term: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

- ID: D000001523

- Term: Mental Disorders

### Condition Browse Module - Browse Branches

- Abbrev: BXM

- Name: Behaviors and Mental Disorders

- Abbrev: All

- Name: All Conditions

- Abbrev: BC23

- Name: Symptoms and General Pathology

### Condition Browse Module - Browse Leaves

- ID: M4623

- Name: Autistic Disorder

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M206

- Name: Autism Spectrum Disorder

- Relevance: HIGH

- As Found: Autism Spectrum Disorder

- ID: M16355

- Name: Syndrome

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M5903

- Name: Child Development Disorders, Pervasive

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M5902

- Name: Developmental Disabilities

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M30644

- Name: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M4815

- Name: Mental Disorders

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

- ID: M14473

- Name: Psychotic Disorders

- Relevance: LOW

- As Found: Unknown

### Condition Browse Module - Meshes

- ID: D000067877

- Term: Autism Spectrum Disorder

### Misc Info Module

- Version Holder: 2024-05-31
