Effects of Walking in Greenspace and the Built Environment in Adults With Prediabetes: A Randomized Crossover Trial
NCT06365723
This study is recruiting at 3 US sites in 2 states, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
The goal of this randomized crossover trial is to compare the differences in psychological and physiological effects of walking in two different outdoor environments (urban/suburban commercial environments vs. urban/suburban nature areas/preserves) in adults with prediabetes. The main questions it aims to answer are: Do psychological measures of stress, anxiety, and affect improve more in one type of outdoor environment over the other? Do physiological measures of stress improve more in one type of outdoor environment over the other?
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- PreDiabetes
- Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
- Stress and Anxiety
- Stress Biomarkers
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 25 to 64 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- June 18, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Illinois · 2
- Lake Forest Hospital · Lake Forest, IL
- Central DuPage Hospital · Winfield, IL
Minnesota · 1
- Epidemiological Clinical Research Center · Minneapolis, MN
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.