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Terpenes

Forest Bathing for Forest Bathing

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Gregory Bratman, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Washington

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 2.5 hours before the forest bathing session, during the forest bathing session (1 hr), and up to 1 hour following the forest bathing session (1hr).

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This triallooks at how terpenes in forests can reduce stress & participants experience two interventions to compare the effects.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 2.5 hours before the forest bathing session, during the forest bathing session (1 hr), and up to 1 hour following the forest bathing session (1hr).

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 2.5 hours before the forest bathing session, during the forest bathing session (1 hr), and up to 1 hour following the forest bathing session (1hr).

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 2.5 hours before the forest bathing session, during the forest bathing session (1 hr), and up to 1 hour following the forest bathing session (1hr). for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Changes in the HF (ms2) component of HRV

Secondary outcome measures

Blood pressure (systolic and diastolic in mmHg)

Heart rate (beats per minute)

Levels of cortisol in serum (μg/mL)

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Other outcome measures

Degree of association of absorbed dose of VOCs in serum (μg/mL)

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Terpenes OnExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Forest bathing intervention with no filtration of terpenes from inhaled air ("terpenes on")

Group II: Terpenes OffActive Control1 Intervention

Forest bathing intervention with filtration of terpenes from inhaled air ("terpenes off")

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Forest bathing

2021

N/A

~30

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of WashingtonLead Sponsor

1,738 Previous Clinical Trials

1,844,311 Total Patients Enrolled

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)NIH

831 Previous Clinical Trials

668,893 Total Patients Enrolled

Gregory Bratman, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Washington

Media Library

Forest Bathing (Terpenes) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05316597 — N/A

Forest Bathing Research Study Groups: Terpenes On, Terpenes Off

Forest Bathing Clinical Trial 2023: Forest Bathing Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05316597 — N/A

Forest Bathing (Terpenes) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05316597 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is the current magnitude of participants in this research project?

"Affirmative. According to the clinicaltrials.gov listing, recruitment for this research project has been ongoing since 12th July 2022 and is actively seeking 40 participants from a single medical site."

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Is enrollment for this clinical trial currently available?

"Affirmative. The details on clinicaltrials.gov verify that this medical experiment is presently recruiting patients, having been posted in July of 2022 and revised later that year in October. A total of 40 individuals are sought for enrollment at one site only."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Do Terpenes Play a Role in the Stress-reducing Effects of a Forest Bathing Intervention?

Gregory Bratman 2022. "Do Terpenes Play a Role in the Stress-reducing Effects of a Forest Bathing Intervention?". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05316597.