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The Effect of a Nature-based, Self-help Intervention on Mental Wellbeing

NCT06513793 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 47

Last updated 2024-12-24

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Summary

The goal of this pilot randomised controlled trial is to test the feasibility of a brief nature-based self-help psychological intervention for low mental wellbeing. The investigators want to learn whether the intervention is likely to help improve mental wellbeing and whether it is acceptable to participants. Participants will be members of the public in the United Kingdom (UK) with low mental wellbeing and the intervention lasts for four weeks.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Will participants' mental wellbeing improve after the intervention, relative to participants in a waiting list arm.

Will participants find the intervention useful and acceptable to do?

Participants will:

Complete baseline questionnaires on demographic information and on several areas linked to wellbeing.

Complete further questionnaires on wellbeing after 2 weeks and 4 weeks. Complete a questionnaire on their experience of the intervention at 4 weeks. Receive and complete a self-guided booklet and link to a webspace to complete activities that are informed by psychological principles.

Receive the intervention after four weeks if they were allocated to the waiting list arm first.

Conditions

  • Low Mental Wellbeing

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Roots and Shoots

Four-week intervention involving a self-help guidebook to improve mental wellbeing.

BEHAVIORAL

Waiting list

Four-week waiting list period involving treatment as usual.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Exeter

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthew Owens, PhD · University of Exeter

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-02
Primary Completion
2024-08-12
Completion
2024-08-12

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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