Effects of forest trips compared with field trips on stress, anxiety and psychological well-being - a randomized, controlled trial on highly sensitive persons
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- highly sensitive persons (HSP) / sensory processing sensitivity
- Registration Number
- DRKS00020787
- Lead Sponsor
- ni-Zentrum Naturheilkunde, Institut für Infektionsprävention und Krankenhaushygiene, Universitätsklinik Freiburg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 37
Inclusion Criteria
Women and men with above-average sensitivity, measured by the SV12 questionnaire on sensitivity and processing
Exclusion Criteria
• serious physical diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, advanced heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, cancer
• serious mental illnesses, determined on the basis of the ICD-10 symptom rating (ISR)
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Lack of German language skills
• Lack of compliance or other reasons that make the feasibility of the study appear questionable
• Participation in another study in the past 4 weeks
• History of drug use or alcohol abuse> 60g / day
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Do forest trips lead to a reduction in stress and an improvement in mood and well-being compared to field trips in highly sensitive persons (determined by the SV12 questionnaire), as measured by the standardised questionnaire CSP-14?
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method a. Do forest trips lead to a reduction in stress and an improvement in mood and well-being, as measured by the standardized questionnaire Profile Of Mood States (POMS)?<br>b. Do forest trips and field trips have different influences on cortisol in saliva?<br>c. How do the experiences of the subjects in the forest and in the field differ qualitatively?<br>