Status:
COMPLETED
Walking Green: Developing an Evidence-base for Nature Prescriptions
Lead Sponsor:
University of Minnesota
Conditions:
Stress
Attention
Eligibility:
All Genders
35-59 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesize that walking on a nature trail will lead to greater reductions in stress and greater improvements in the capacity to direct attention as compared to walking on a suburban...
Detailed Description
Suburban walks will be mapped out in clean, safe streets with sidewalks within 3 miles of the Arboretum, in Chaska, Minnesota. A loop covering approximately 1.25 miles will be mapped. At a usual walki...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 35 to 59
- No contraindications to physical activity
- No major chronic diseases or specific medications that would contraindicate exercise or potentially blunt heart rate variation during exercise
Exclusion
- Cardiovascular disease medication
- Arthritis
- Steroids
- Certain blood pressure medications
- Diabetes
- Cancer
- Self-reported depression or anxiety / taking medication for depression or anxiety,
- Outside age range
- Inability to follow schedule including travel to arboretum
- Exceeding physical activity recommendations (250 minutes per week)
- Contraindications to walking
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 14 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
24 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03442998
Start Date
July 14 2017
End Date
April 1 2019
Last Update
November 1 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Chaska, Minnesota, United States, 55318