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Intervention for Depression

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Gretchen Daily, PhD
Research Sponsored by Stanford University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline and 6-months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial aims to understand how time in nature can improve health, and how public green spaces can be used to better support it.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for people aged 13-65 living in the Pittsburgh area with chronic conditions or significant lifestyle risks. They must be patients at AHN Forbes Family Medicine, willing to follow study procedures, and have a smartphone for the required apps. Minors need parental consent.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests if 'nature prescriptions'—encouraging time spent in green spaces—can improve health compared to regular health advice. It's a randomized controlled trial that tracks participants using an app and wearable device over six months.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves non-medical interventions like spending time in nature and receiving health advice, there are no direct medical side effects expected from participation.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline and 6-months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and 6-months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Nature Exposure Scale II (NES-II)
Secondary outcome measures
Brief-Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (B-PSQI)
CDC Health related quality of life - 14 (CDC-HRQOL-14)
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)
+9 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
The treatment group will receive information regarding wellness factors by the doctor (health advice) and they will be asked to follow those recommendations for the duration of the study. In addition they will also receive a park prescription specifying a target amount of time to spend in nature, along with frequency of visits and recommended locations (e.g., specific parks), and information about parks and programming in the study area.
Group II: ControlExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The control group will receive regular health advice and information regarding wellness factors by the doctor and they will be asked to follow those recommendations for the duration of the study.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Park prescription
2015
N/A
~160
Regular health advice
2017
N/A
~100

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Richard King Mellon FoundationUNKNOWN
1 Previous Clinical Trials
15 Total Patients Enrolled
Allegheny Health NetworkUNKNOWN
3 Previous Clinical Trials
351 Total Patients Enrolled
Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)OTHER
47 Previous Clinical Trials
12,839 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Depression
924 Patients Enrolled for Depression

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What criteria must be fulfilled to participate in this research endeavor?

"To be eligible for this research trial, prospective participants must have been diagnosed with depression and are aged between 13–65. Currently, the researchers aim to enrol approximately 240 individuals in total."

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Does this clinical trial allow individuals aged 35 and above to participate?

"This research trial is open to patients aged 13 or above that are still under the age of 65."

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Are there any vacant slots available for individuals to join this medical experiment?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this study is not recruiting any more participants and has been inactive since December 12th of 2023. Nonetheless, there are currently 1851 other medical trials with open enrollment opportunities available for interested individuals."

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Who else is applying?

What site did they apply to?
Forbes Family Medicine/AHN Research Institute
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria

Why did patients apply to this trial?

I've tried 3 prescriptions that didn't help. Looking for a better way to control anxiety symptoms.
PatientReceived no prior treatments
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Nature and Health: How Does Lifestyle and Environment Affect Health and Wellness
Gretchen Daily 2023. "Nature and Health: How Does Lifestyle and Environment Affect Health and Wellness". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06001697.
~153 spots leftby Dec 2024
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