Effects of Forest Therapy on Physical and Psychological Parameters in the General Population - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Charite University, Berlin, Germany1 site in 1 country120 target enrollmentOctober 10, 2022

ConditionsGeneral Population (no Specific Condition or Disease)

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: General Population (no Specific Condition or Disease)
Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Enrollment: 120
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Profile of Mood States (POMS)
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: 11 months ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

October 10, 2022

End Date

August 2025

Last Updated

11 months ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Andreas Michalsen

Principal Investigator

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

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.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Profile of Mood States (POMS)

Time Frame: Change from baseline POMS score at 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Allgemeine Selbstwirksamkeit Kurzskala (ASKU)(Baseline, 1 week, 3 months)
PROMIS Scale v1.2 - Global Health(Baseline, 1 week, 3 months)
Profile of Mood States (POMS)(Baseline, day 1, day 3, 1 week, 3 months)
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)(Baseline, 1 week, 3 months)
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)(Baseline, day 1, day 3, 1 week, 3 months)
Freiburger Fragebogen zur Achtsamkeit (FFA)(Baseline, 1 week, 3 months)
Subjective Vitality Scale state (SVS-G state)(Baseline, day 1, day 3, 1 week, 3 months)
Perceive Stress Questionaire (PSQ)(Baseline, day 1, day 3, 1 week, 3 months)
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)(Baseline, 1 week, 3 months)
Perceived Benefits of Nature Questionnaire (PBNQ)(Baseline, 1 week, 3 months)
Complaint List (B-LR)(Baseline, 1 week, 3 months)