Mountain Hiking & Environmental Influences

Effects of Mountain Hiking on Physiological and Psychological Health Parameters With Special Focus on the Influence of the Environment

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03229434

Enrollment

Registered

2017-07-25

Start date

2017-10-29

Completion date

2017-11-01

Last updated

2019-01-22

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Conditions

Healthy Participants

Keywords

affective responses, stress-related parameters, green exercise

Brief summary

In a randomized crossover design, approximately 50 healthy participants will be randomly exposed to outdoor mountain hiking (approximately 6 hours each) in two different areas: an anthropogenically influenced area and in a widely pristine area.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMountain hiking

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Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

pseudonymes

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* voluntary participation

Exclusion criteria

* pregnancy * breastfeeding * chronic or acute diseases (already existing or diagnosed during the study) * unable to be physically active assessed by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change from baseline Cortisol (Saliva Sampling) at 6 hours	6 hours	Physiological response
Change from baseline subscales of mood survey scale at 6 hours	6 hours	Psychological response

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change from baseline lung function at 6 hours	6 hours
Change from baseline blood pressure at 6 hours	6 hours
Change from baseline respiratory gas analysis at 6 hours	6 hours

Countries

Austria

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026