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Nature prescription: can outdoor time ease student stress?

NCT ID NCT06633367

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Michigan State University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether encouraging college students to spend more time outdoors improves their mental health. Over 1,500 students aged 18-24 from multiple universities, including historically Black and Hispanic-serving institutions, took part. Researchers measured distress, worry, and mood to understand how nature exposure can help address the youth mental health crisis.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
increasing time in nature
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that simple nature exposure programs improve mental health and reduce disparities among college students.
What could go wrong
This is a completed observational study, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply broadly, and the intervention is minimal (encouraging outdoor time).

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

1,545 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2024

Finished

Mar 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 24 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Undergraduate student * 18-24 years of age * Lives within 30 miles of university campus Exclusion Criteria: * Not an undergraduate student * Under 18 or over 24 years of age * Lives \> 30 miles from the university campus

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Conditions

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Psychological Well-Being

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Mental health

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Clemson University

    Clemson, South Carolina, 29631, United States

  • Cleveland State University

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44115, United States

  • Michigan State University

    East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States

  • Morgan State University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21251, United States

  • North Carolina A&T University

    Greensboro, North Carolina, 27411, United States

  • University of Maryland

    College Park, Maryland, 20742, United States

  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore

    Salisbury, Maryland, 21804, United States

  • University of New Mexico

    Albequerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902, United States

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