Mountain Hiking & Environmental Influences

NCT ID: NCT03229434

Last Updated: 2019-01-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-10-29

Study Completion Date

2017-11-01

Brief Summary

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In a randomized crossover design, approximately 50 healthy participants will be randomly exposed to outdoor mountain hiking (approximately 6 hours each) in two different areas: an anthropogenically influenced area and in a widely pristine area.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Healthy Participants

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
pseudonymes

Study Groups

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Widely pristine area

Outdoor mountain hiking (approximately 6 hours, 8km, 800 altitude meters, estimated speed: 4km/h \[uphill\], 5.2km/h \[downhill\]) in a widely pristine area with moderate intensity (Rating of perceived exertion: \~ 11-15).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mountain hiking

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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Anthropogenically influenced area

Outdoor mountain hiking (approximately 6 hours, 8km, 800 altitude meters, estimated speed: 4km/h \[uphill\], 5.2km/h \[downhill\]) in an anthropogenically influenced area with moderate intensity (Rating of perceived exertion: \~ 11-15).

All characteristics of the hiking (duration, time, difference in altitude, ...) are planned to be comparable to the experimental condition except the area.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mountain hiking

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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Interventions

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Mountain hiking

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Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Walking

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* voluntary participation

Exclusion Criteria

* pregnancy
* breastfeeding
* chronic or acute diseases (already existing or diagnosed during the study)
* unable to be physically active assessed by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Paracelsus Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universitaet Innsbruck

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Martin Burtscher

Prof.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Department of Sport Science, Medical Section, University of Innsbruck

Innsbruck, , Austria

Site Status

Countries

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Austria

References

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Niedermeier M, Einwanger J, Hartl A, Kopp M. Affective responses in mountain hiking-A randomized crossover trial focusing on differences between indoor and outdoor activity. PLoS One. 2017 May 16;12(5):e0177719. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177719. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28520774 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ARMH_2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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