Effects of Forest Therapy on Physical and Psychological Parameters in the General Population - a Randomized Controlled Trial
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Active forest therapy, Passive forest therapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: General Population (no Specific Condition or Disease). Basic parameters: 18 years — 90 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Germany
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
In recent years, nature and forest therapy has increasingly become the focus of medical research. Recent scientific findings indicate overall positive effects of nature and forest therapy on physical and mental health. In Asia and Australia, it has already been implemented as a public health concept of prevention and health promotion. The aim of the project is to replicate the experience gained in Asia over the last three decades on the physical and psychological effects of nature/forest therapy in the context of the German forest and to investigate it further scientifically.
Interventions
- Behavioral Active forest therapy
Participants take part in a two-hour active clinical forest therapy in Berlin-Wannsee on two days (with a break day in between). In this setting, a trained clinical forest therapist teaches exercises on the perception of nature and the connection between nature and health. - Behavioral Passive forest therapy
Participants take part in a two-hour passive clinical forest therapy in Berlin-Wannsee over two days (with a break day in between). In this setting, a trained clinical forest therapist will guide participants to various locations in the forest where participants can stay and let nature have its effect on them.
Primary outcome measures
- Profile of Mood States (POMS) [Time frame: Change from baseline POMS score at 3 months]
Secondary outcome measures (11)
- Profile of Mood States (POMS) [Time frame: Baseline, day 1, day 3, 1 week, 3 months]
- Perceived Benefits of Nature Questionnaire (PBNQ) [Time frame: Baseline, 1 week, 3 months]
- Subjective Vitality Scale state (SVS-G state) [Time frame: Baseline, day 1, day 3, 1 week, 3 months]
- Complaint List (B-LR) [Time frame: Baseline, 1 week, 3 months]
- Perceive Stress Questionaire (PSQ) [Time frame: Baseline, day 1, day 3, 1 week, 3 months]
- Freiburger Fragebogen zur Achtsamkeit (FFA) [Time frame: Baseline, 1 week, 3 months]
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [Time frame: Baseline, 1 week, 3 months]
- Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) [Time frame: Baseline, 1 week, 3 months]
- Allgemeine Selbstwirksamkeit Kurzskala (ASKU) [Time frame: Baseline, 1 week, 3 months]
- State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) [Time frame: Baseline, day 1, day 3, 1 week, 3 months]
- PROMIS Scale v1.2 - Global Health [Time frame: Baseline, 1 week, 3 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
\- Ability to Consent
Exclusion criteria
- Serious acute or chronic illness
- Immobility or limitation of mobility due to orthopedic, neurologic, or other medical causes
- Participation in another study
- Serious mental illness
- Pregnancy and lactation.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Germany · 1 center
- Charité Hochschulambulanz für Naturheilkunde am Immanuel Krankenhaus — Berlin
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05562128 · KWT2