Nature IDEAS Study: An RCT to Increase Time Spent in Nature Among University Students

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Mental Health

In brief

This project will first examine nature opportunities, belonging and benefits with a multi-state nature-based intervention with a focus on students of color. In light of the syndemic, 'nature deficit disorder' and poor mental health, the investigators anticipate several far-reaching impacts that will (a) test a nationally useful standardized way to quantify exposure; (b) invest in nature resources and accessibility on campuses; and (c) promote the mental health and therapeutic benefits of nature among young adults. These will lead to understanding the nature exposure and mental health interplay and techniques for quantifying and encouraging nature exposure to treat the on-going youth mental health crisis. Including HBCUs and an hispanic-serving institution is expected to result in heightened visibility of underlying disparities, including structural racism and land-based violence and discrimination, that have contributed to current-day nature gaps and dismantled nature relationships for students of color.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06633367

Run by

Michigan State University

People needed

1545

Starts

2024-09-09

Expected to finish

2025-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 24. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Undergraduate student
• 18-24 years of age
• Lives within 30 miles of university campus

You may not qualify if…

• Not an undergraduate student
• Under 18 or over 24 years of age
• Lives > 30 miles from the university campus

Where it is running

• Morgan State University — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• University of Maryland — College Park, Maryland, United States
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore — Salisbury, Maryland, United States
• Michigan State University — East Lansing, Michigan, United States
• University of New Mexico — Albequerque, New Mexico, United States
• North Carolina A&T University — Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
• Cleveland State University — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
• Clemson University — Clemson, South Carolina, United States
• University of Virginia — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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