Biological and Behavioral Outcomes of Community Nature Walks

Part of paid clinical trials in San Francisco, California.

Sponsor
Charlotte Tate
Study ID
NCT06056375
Phase
PHASE1
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Stress Reaction
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Telomere Shortening

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Reclaiming Nature Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    The purpose of the community intervention is to prevent health disparities in Black, Latinx, Pilipinx, and Pacific Islander communities of San Francisco, California.

Study Details

The investigators will test the efficacy of our proposed intervention to reduce embodied stress in four racial/ethnic groups (Black, Latinx, Pilipinx, and Pacific Islander) as a preventative intervention for health disparities found in these communities. The intervention is comprised of two phases. The first consists of community nature walks in a pristine redwood forest for six months. This is followed by chosen nature activities with family and/or friends for three months. The investigators will test the ability of these activities in nature to reduce chronic stress that underpins many health disparities using validated biological, behavioral, and sociocultural measures. The use of these measures is in alignment with the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Research Framework, and will increase understanding of individual, interpersonal, community, and social level factors that lead to, and that can eliminate health disparities.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 1, 2023
Status verified
Sep 2023
Primary completion
Nov 1, 2024
Completion
Sep 1, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Other: Waitlist Control
    Waitlist control; all participants receive the treatment but are in a control condition prior to the treatment

Primary Outcome Measure

Relative Telomere Length [ Time Frame: Baseline (pre-intervention), during intervention, immediate post-intervention, 3 months after intervention ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
San Francisco State UniversitySan FranciscoCalifornia94132
Charlotte Tate, Ph.D.
[email protected]
415-338-2267
Leticia Marquez-Magana, Ph.D.
[email protected]

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