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Study identifier: NCT06365723 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Effects of Walking in Greenspace and the Built Environment in Adults With Prediabetes: A Randomized Crossover Trial

Condition: PreDiabetes · Heart Rate Variability (HRV) · Stress and Anxiety  ·  Sponsor: University of Minnesota

PhaseNA
Planned participants216
Who can joinAll sexes, 25 Years to 64 Years
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

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? As this is a crossover trial, participants will serve as their own controls. Researchers will compare both the psychological and physiological effects walking in the two types of outdoor environments. Participants will: * Walk 150-minutes per week for six weeks in each of the two outdoor conditions. * Visit the clinic four times, including before and after each six-week walking period. * Collect saliva samples immediately proceeding or following the four clinic visits. * Return to their pre-study level of physical activity for a 5-week washout period between each of the two walking interventions.

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Talk to the study team

Sarah Rydell, MPH  ·  612-437-6126  ·  rydel004@umn.edu

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Locations (3)

Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest, Illinois, United StatesRecruiting
Central DuPage HospitalWinfield, Illinois, United StatesRecruiting
Epidemiological Clinical Research CenterMinneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesRecruiting

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