Forest Therapy on Physical and Psychological Parameters in the General Population
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 178
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Profile of Mood States (POMS)
Study 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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Profile of Mood States (POMS)
Time Frame: Change from baseline POMS score at 3 days
Assessing full scale, range 1-7, lower score meaning a better outcome
Secondary Outcomes
- Perceived Benefits of Nature Questionnaire (PBNQ)(Change from baseline PBNQ score at 3 days)
- State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)(Change from baseline STAI score at 3 days)
- Allgemeine Selbstwirksamkeit Kurzskala (ASKU)(Change from baseline ASKU score at 3 days)
- Subjective Vitality Scale state (SVS-G state)(Change from baseline SVS-G score at 3 days)
- Complaint List (B-LR)(Change from baseline B-LR score at 3 days)
- Perceive Stress Questionaire (PSQ)(Change from baseline PSQ score at 3 days)
- PROMIS Scale v1.2 - Global Health(Change from baseline PROMIS score at 3 days)
Investigators
Andreas Michalsen
Prof. Dr. Andreas Michalsen
Charite University, Berlin, Germany