NCT06792656Completed
Measuring the Effectiveness of Forest Therapy to Alleviate Stress Among International Students
Forest Therapy for International Students
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Jan 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
International students often face high levels of stress, leading to mental health conditions, from factors including cultural and social change, educational system, financial insecurity and family responsibilities. Barriers in seeking support for mental health include stigmatisation and high costs. Single psychotherapy sessions are often unaffordable and pharmaceuticals are often associated with adverse side effects having limited efficacy. Hence, alternative approaches and therapies are needed to manage students' wellbeing. Forest Therapy offers a low-risk lifestyle activity, which is beneficial to physical and mental health through nature exposure and increased social connection. Thus, this research project aims to investigate to which degree guided Forest Therapy sessions may help to prevent or alleviate stress among international students in Victoria. Free Forest Therapy sessions will be offered to international students at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne which is centrally located and can easily be reached by foot, car, bike or Public transport. The sessions will be offered at different dates/times during August, September and October 2024. Next to participating in the guided Forest Therapy sessions, brief surveys will be administered before and after each session which are optional.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 360 (actual)
- First submitted
- 16 Jan 2025
- Start date
- 27 Mar 2024
- Primary completion date
- 31 Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
- International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance
- NCT number
- NCT06792656
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 360
- From 27 Mar 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- All domestic (Australian) students currently studying, planning to study of having completed their studies at a university in Victoria (Melbourne or regional).
- Participation in this research project is voluntary.
Who the study is looking for
- All international students currently studying, planning to study of having completed their studies at a university in Victoria (Melbourne or regional) are eligible and invited to participate.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance (INFTA) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Newtown | Australia | Unknown status |
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