Study on Mental Health Promoting Effects of Natural Psychotherapy for Adolescents

Sponsor
Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital
Study ID
NCT07639476
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
7 Years - 18 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Multi-modal Nature-based Meditation — BEHAVIORAL
    A 4-week universal group meditation practice delivered in classrooms. The intervention aims to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms through nature-based mindfulness exercises.
  • Intervention diary — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants are required to maintain a daily log of their meditation practice and life events, with a particular focus on instances of emotional fluctuation and their corresponding behavioral responses.

Study Details

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of a universal intervention based on Natural Psychotherapy in reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms among primary and middle school students. To evaluate both the clinical outcomes and the potential underlying mechanisms of change, data will be collected at four distinct time points: baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up.

Key Dates

First listed
Jun 10, 2026
Start date
Sep 15, 2026
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2027
Completion
Dec 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
3,000 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Universal Intervention based on Natural Psychotherapy
    Natural psychotherapy is based on "Morita therapy" and is a psychotherapy that fully reflects the characteristics of Chinese culture, taking into account the Chinese cultural background and actual clinical characteristics. Participants will receive a 4-week Multi-model Nature-based Meditation program delivered in regular classrooms. The program consists of weekly group sessions integrating nature-guided imagery exercises with principles of Nature Psychotherapy. Intervention Diary will be collected and will receive response from trained instructors. Sessions are facilitated by trained instructors.
  • No Intervention: Standard School Education Control
    Participants assigned to this arm will continue with standard school education as usual (business-as-usual) without the meditation intervention

Primary Outcome Measure

Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale (GAD-7) [ Time Frame: Week 1, Week 5, Week 9, Week 17, Week 29 ]

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