Clinical trial NCT06614517: Bird Watching to Reduce Stress in University Students
Official title: EFFECTIVENESS OF BIRD WATCHING IN REDUCING STRESS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Stress, Psychologic
Lead sponsor: Universidad Industrial de Santander
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-09-26
Enrollment: 102
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 100
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The goal of this study is to learn if birdwatching can reduce stress in university students. It will also explore students\&#39; experiences with the intervention. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does birdwatching reduce students\&#39; perceived stress levels? What are the experiences of students who participate in the birdwatching intervention? Why do some students drop out of the study? Researchers will compare a group of students who participate in birdwatching outings to a control group that does not receive the intervention to determine if birdwatching is effective in reducing stress.

Participants will:

Either participate in birdwatching outings or be in a control group with no intervention Complete a perceived stress scale (PSS-10) to measure their stress levels Take part in semi-structured interviews to discuss their experiences with the intervention or their reasons for dropping out of the study


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* University students who meet the following inclusion criteria will be included in the study: being 18 years of age or older, being enrolled in any undergraduate program at the Universidad Industrial de Santander, having a score of 10 or higher on the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), and having access to WhatsApp.

Exclusion Criteria:

* University students with a medical diagnosis of any mental illness under pharmacological or non-pharmacological treatment, with health conditions that prevent them from seeing, hearing, or moving, as well as students who have engaged in birdwatching in the last six months, will not be included.

Primary outcomes:
measure: The Perceived Stress Scale
timeFrame: From enrollment to the three follow-up evaluations at 6, 9, and 17 weeks after assignment to the intervention or control group.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
timeFrame: From enrollment to the three follow-up evaluations at 6, 9, and 17 weeks after assignment to the intervention or control group
measure: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7)
timeFrame: From enrollment to the three follow-up evaluations at 6, 9, and 17 weeks after assignment to the intervention or control group
measure: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
timeFrame: From enrollment to the three follow-up evaluations at 6, 9, and 17 weeks after assignment to the intervention or control group
measure: Adherence to the intervention
timeFrame: From enrollment to the three follow-up evaluations at 6, 9, and 17 weeks after assignment to the intervention or control group
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bucaramanga
country: Colombia
facility: Universidad Industrial de Santander
state: Santander
city: Bucaramanga
country: Colombia
facility: Universidad Industrial de Santander
state: Santander
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidad Industrial de Santander
name: LEIDY J RUEDA DÍAZ, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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