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The Green Room: Virtual Nature for Mental Well-being in the Acute Psychiatry Ward

NCT07655063 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2026-06-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study evaluates the feasibility, acceptability and clinical impact of a virtual reality (VR)- based nature intervention in an acute psychiatric inpatient unit. Participants are randomly assigned to recieve VR nature sessions (using Nature Treks VR on Meta Quest 3) in addition to standard care, or standard care alone. The primary outcome is change in percieved stress (PSS-19) from admission to discharge. The study uses a mixed-methods design combining randomized controlled trial with a qualitative phase.

Conditions

  • Mental Disorders
  • Psychiatric Hospitalization
  • Stress (Psychology)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Reality Nature Exposure

Voluntary immersive nature sessions using Nature Treks VR softwere on Meta Quest 3 head-mounted displays. Sessions last 10-15 minutes and are offered every other day throughout hospitalization. Participants freely choose among all available nature environments within the application.

OTHER

Treatment as Usual (TAU)

Standard pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions provided by the acute psychiatry ward.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Pablo Barrio Gimenez · Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-10
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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