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Examining Effects of Active Plant Engagement on College Student Well-Being and Performance

NCT07228013 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 87

Last updated 2026-01-13

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Summary

The goal of this feasibility study is to determine if active engagement with plants (e.g. care, maintenance) improves mental health and academic performance in college students. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does active engagement with plants result in improvements in academic motivation and study habits?
2. Does active engagement with plants result in reductions in stress and improvements in mood?

Researchers will compare two interventions groups (campus plant engagement group and home plant engagement group) to the comparison group (no plant engagement or passive exposure) to clarify the practical and potential benefits of active plant care for college students.

Participants will:

* Complete four surveys over the course of a 16-week semester
* Water, prune and check the soil of their assigned plants

Conditions

  • Perceived Stress
  • State Anxiety
  • Intrinsic Goal Orientation
  • Study Habits
  • Mood
  • Sleep Quality
  • Connectedness to Nature
  • Extrinsic Goal Orientation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Active Plant Engagement

Weekly watering, pruning, and soil checks of assigned plants

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Colorado State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-22
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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