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Healing Homesickness Through Forest Therapy

Effect of Forest Therapy on Homesickness among First-Year Medical Students.A Pre-Post Quasi Experimental Study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/03/106039
Enrollment
30
Registered
2026-03-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Forest therapy for homesickness: The experimental group received a forest therapy intervention, while the control group did not receive any form of intervention during the study period.

Sponsors

Bharath kumar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having symptoms of Homesickness. Young adults of age 18 - 25years Both boys and girls 1st year medical students

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Recent fever Recent infections Allergy, Severe cognitive impairments

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the effectiveness of Forest therapy on Loneliness using questionnaireTimepoint: Baseline at 1 month,3 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the effectiveness of Forest therapy on sleep quality using questionnaireTimepoint: Baseline at 1 month, 3 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Deeksha Shenoy

Alvas college of naturopathy and yogic sciences,Mijar, Moodbidri 574227, Mangalore, Karnataka

drswathi1997@gmail.com7411961669

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026