Therapeutic Rainforest Study in Generating Positive Energy Among Undergraduate Students

National University of Singapore

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety; Stress

Treatments: Other: Therapeutic rainforest mindful walking; Other: Therapeutic rainforest walk; Other: Campus Green walk

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04914572

MindtheGap200

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study looked into how therapeutic forest walking will impact the well-being of undergraduate students at the National University of Singapore. A three-arm randomized control trial on 108 participants is being planned for this study. The primary aim of this study is to assess the feasibility and primary effect of the Therapeutic Rainforest Walking in generating positive energy among undergraduate students project in enhancing the quality of life, physical, mental, and psycho-social well-being among University students.

Enrollment: 81 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Current NUS undergraduate students
• No self-reported physical mobility issue
• No self-reported existing mental health conditions
• Enjoys nature

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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81 participants in 3 patient groups

Therapeutic rainforest & MIndful walking

Experimental group

Description:

The first arm uses mindful walking through a 2km forest trail in Singapore. All Interventional and Control arms will conduct their walk between 8 am to 11 am for five occasions weekly. At the T1, participants will attend a Zoom orientation session to familiarize themselves with the route. During this session, participants will need to answer the self-report questionnaire and provide the first saliva sample for the baseline measurement. In T2, a pre-intervention and post-intervention saliva sample will be taken before the walk. This will follow by T3 the following week. At T4, participants will attend a 60 mins reflection session and answer the self-report questionnaire. On T5 and T6, the participants will continue with the therapeutic rainforest mindfulness walk. On T7, a pre-intervention and post-intervention saliva sample will be taken. On T8, participants will attend a 60 mins reflection session and answer the self-report questionnaire.

Treatment:

Other: Therapeutic rainforest mindful walking

Therapeutic rainforest walk

Experimental group

Description:

The second arm of the intervention includes walking through a guided forest trail suggested by NParks Board. The collection of samples and answering of the self-report questionnaire will follow the same sequence as the 1st arm of the 3-arm RCT.

Treatment:

Other: Therapeutic rainforest walk

Campus green walk

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control for this study includes guided casual walking around the campus green trial conducted at the same intervals as per the interventions. The collection of samples and answering of the self-report questionnaire will also follow the same sequence as the 1 arm of the 3-arm RCT.

Treatment:

Other: Campus Green walk