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Comparing the Effects of Indoor vs. Outdoor Horticultural Therapy on College Students

NCT06950801 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2025-04-30

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Summary

This study used a randomised controlled trial to investigate the effects of different forms of horticultural group interventions on college students' depression, anxiety and subjective well-being, and the internal mechanisms of the effects.

Participants are required to complete the following tasks:

Attend one indoor/outdoor group gardening activity per week, lasting 2 hours each session, for a total of 8 weeks.

Complete psychological scale assessments at five time points: before the activity begins, at 4 weeks after the start, upon completion of the activity, and at 1 week and 2 weeks after completion.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

outdoor-horticultural therapy

Students are randomly assigned to the Outdoor Horticultural Therapy group, where they will receive outdoor horticultural therapy for eight weeks

BEHAVIORAL

indoor-Horticultural Therapy group

Students are randomly assigned to the indoor horticultural therapy group, where they will receive indoor horticultural therapy for 8 weeks

BEHAVIORAL

General Psychological Group Counselling Team

Students were randomly assigned to general group groups to participate in an 8-week mental health group activity

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ye Zhiyin

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-20
Primary Completion
2026-05-30
Completion
2026-06-01

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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