Clinical Trial

Promoting Active Therapy: Path to Wellness

Recruiting Phase 2

Record status

This record was last updated March 5, 2025 (before its estimated May 31, 2026 completion). Its status may not reflect the trial's current state.

Summary

This project will examine changes in depression and anxiety following a 10-week intervention promoting nature-based physical activity in mental health settings. We will recruit ten licensed therapists whose caseload includes adults with depression and anxiety. Following a training by our team, each participating therapist will recruit six clients, who will be randomly assigned to the intervention or control condition. Clients in the intervention condition will engage in walk-and-talk therapy outdoors during weekly sessions and discuss strategies for being active outdoors on their own. We will assess changes in depression, anxiety, and nature-based physical activity in both groups.

Trial Details

NCT Number	NCT06858189
Lead Sponsor	Kansas State University Collaborators: REI Cooperative Action Fund
Conditions	Depression, Anxiety, Physical Activity, Time in Nature, Self-Efficacy, Feasibility Pilot Study
Enrollment	60 participants
Start Date	2025-02-28
Primary Completion	2026-05-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-05-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-03-05