Effects of Urban Nature on Stress and Quality of Life

NCT ID: NCT04780646

Last Updated: 2023-10-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

93 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-06-29

Study Completion Date

2024-12-15

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of regular nature therapy in urban nature with guidance of a licensed nature therapist on stress, quality of life and physical symptoms of subjects with elevated stress levels.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Stress, Psychological

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Nature therapy in urban nature

Subjects receive a 90-minute nature therapy session once per week for 8 weeks with a licensed nature therapist, who explains exercises on perceiving nature and the connection between nature and health.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nature therapy in urban nature

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Nature therapy means visits in nature, actively perceiving the flora and fauna

City Walk

Subjects receive a 90-minute city walk through urban sourroundings once per week for 8 weeks with a city guide, who talks about city architecture and gives information about the history of the surroundings.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

City Walk

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

City Walk means walking through urban surroundings (houses, streets, concrete..) with as little as possible contact to nature

Waiting List

Subjects don't receive any therapy.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Nature therapy in urban nature

Nature therapy means visits in nature, actively perceiving the flora and fauna

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

City Walk

City Walk means walking through urban surroundings (houses, streets, concrete..) with as little as possible contact to nature

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* stress with at least 4 of 10 points on the Numeric Analogue Scale (NAS) at least 1 month
* at least 3 of the following 8 stress-associated symptoms: sleep disturbances, inappetence or increased appetite, shoulder neck tension/back pain, tension headache, concentration disturbances, exhaustion, nervousness/irritability, stress-associated digestive complaints.

Exclusion Criteria

* serious acute or chronic diseases
* pregnancy or lactation
* known serious mental illness
* immobility or restriction for gymnastics exercises due to orthopaedic, neurological or other medical cause
* participation in another study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Charite University, Berlin, Germany

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Andreas Michalsen

Prof. Dr.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Andreas Michalsen, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Charité Hochschulambulanz für Naturheilkunde am Immanuel Krankenhaus

Locations

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Charite University

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Germany

Central Contacts

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Miriam Rösner

Role: CONTACT

00493080505682

Facility Contacts

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Miriam Rösner

Role: primary

+4980505682

Other Identifiers

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Stadtnatur

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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