Nature prescribed: a walk in the woods to heal concussions?
NCT ID NCT07642739
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether spending time in nature can help people recover faster from a concussion. 24 participants aged 14-35 who recently had a concussion will either do guided awareness exercises in a natural setting or indoors. Researchers will track symptoms, thinking speed, and mood to see if nature speeds up healing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nature-based guided awareness (spending time in natural settings)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to speed up concussion recovery and lower the risk of long-term symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (24 people) with no control for placebo effects. It is too early to know if nature exposure truly helps or if results will apply to everyone.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Recreation Building
University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, United States
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