RECRUITING

Biological and Behavioral Outcomes of Community Nature Walks

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

The investigators will test the efficacy of our proposed intervention to reduce embodied stress in four racial/ethnic groups (Black, Latinx, Pilipinx, and Pacific Islander) as a preventative intervention for health disparities found in these communities. The intervention is comprised of two phases. The first consists of community nature walks in a pristine redwood forest for six months. This is followed by chosen nature activities with family and/or friends for three months. The investigators will test the ability of these activities in nature to reduce chronic stress that underpins many health disparities using validated biological, behavioral, and sociocultural measures. The use of these measures is in alignment with the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Research Framework, and will increase understanding of individual, interpersonal, community, and social level factors that lead to, and that can eliminate health disparities.

Official Title

Examining Anti-Racist Healing in Nature to Protect Telomeres of Transitional Age BIPOC for Health Equity

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-02-01
Study Completion:2026-09-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06056375

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 years or older
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. Able to understand and follow study procedures
  4. Stable medical condition
  1. * pregnant women (and other gender identities who are pregnant)
  2. * prisoners
  3. * cognitively impaired

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Charlotte Tate, Ph.D.
CONTACT
(415) 338-2267
ctate2@sfsu.edu
Leticia Marquez-Magana, Ph.D.
CONTACT
marquez@sfsu.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California, 94132
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Charlotte Tate

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-02-01
Study Completion Date2026-09-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-02-01
Study Completion Date2026-09-01

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Stress, Psychological
  • Telomere Shortening
  • Stress Reaction