Status:
COMPLETED
Nature and Health: How Does Lifestyle and Environment Affect Health and Wellness
Lead Sponsor:
Stanford University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)
Richard King Mellon Foundation
Conditions:
Chronic Disease
Risk Reduction
Eligibility:
All Genders
13-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine if and how implementing nature prescriptions can increase time in nature and improve health to yield an actionable understanding of the nature-health connection...
Detailed Description
The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial in which physicians prescribe time in nature as an intervention to the study group. In total a goal of 240 patients will be recruited, incl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants must be a patient of the AHN Forbes Family Medicine clinic.
- Participants must have one or more chronic conditions, or significant lifestyle risks as identified by their healthcare provider.
- Participants must be between 13-65 years old.
- Participants must be willing and able to provide informed consent to participate
- Participants under 18 must be willing and able to assent for themselves and obtain parental consent.
- Participants must be willing to comply with all study procedures for the duration of the study.
- Participants must reside in the greater Pittsburgh area for the duration of 6-month study.
- Participants must have a smartphone that is capable of running the Urban Mind App and connecting to the Garmin wearable device (iPhone 6 and newer as well as most Android phones).
- Minors who participate must have their own smartphone.
- Participants must have their own email address to register with the Urban Mind App and the Garmin App.
- Only one participant from a household may enroll in the study.
- Participants must be able to comprehend written English (questionnaires will be provided to participants in English).
- Participants may not be an employee of Forbes Family Medicine clinic
Exclusion
- None, must meet all inclusion criteria.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 18 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 23 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
134 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06001697
Start Date
December 18 2023
End Date
April 23 2025
Last Update
May 6 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Forbes Family Medicine/AHN Research Institute
Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States, 15146