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Measuring the Effectiveness of Forest Therapy to Alleviate Stress Among International Students

NCT06792656 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 360

Last updated 2025-01-27

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Stress Disorders
  • Stress
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Depression (Mild or Not Persistent)
  • Sleep Deprivation
  • Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Lack of Physical Activity

Interventions

OTHER

standardized Forest Therapy session (120 min)

standardized, 2-hrs Forest Therapy session following the INFTA Forest Therapy Guiding Sequence

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Honorary Associate Professor Dr. Dieter Kotte · International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-27
Primary Completion
2024-10-31
Completion
2024-12-15

Countries

  • Australia

Study Locations

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