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RecruitingNCT06964126Updated May 9, 2025

Psycho-Social Effects of Gardening Activities in the Elderly

An interventional study of Horticulture activities in Life Satisfaction and Self Esteem, sponsored by Muş Alparslan University. Recruiting at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 65 Years to 100 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-05-09.

Sponsored by Muş Alparslan University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jun 2025, 1 year 3 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Apr 2025; still recruiting 1 year 6 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
90
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
65 Years to 100 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

In this study titled "Psycho-Social Effects of Gardening Activities in the Elderly: A Study on Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction", the elderly will be divided into two groups as experimental and control groups. Participants will be randomly assigned to the groups. No intervention will be made to the patients in the control group. Gardening activities will be performed on the patients in the experimental group as of April. The following questions will be answered in this study;

Do gardening activities affect the self-esteem level of the elderly? Do gardening activities affect the life satisfaction level of the elderly?

Read the detailed description

In this study titled "Psycho-Social Effects of Gardening Activities in the Elderly: A Study on Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction", the elderly will be divided into two groups as experimental and control groups. Participants will be randomly assigned to the groups. No intervention will be made to the patients in the control group. Gardening activities will be performed on the patients in the experimental group as of April. The study is very important as it is the first of its kind in the literature. In addition, it is thought that the results of this study will contribute scientifically to psychiatric nurses who care for elderly individuals and to the literature in the field of nursing. Data will be collected using the "Life Satisfaction Scale" and the "Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Short Form Scale".

The following questions will be answered in this study; Do gardening activities affect the self-esteem level of the elderly? Do gardening activities affect the life satisfaction level of the elderly?

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Conditions studied

  • Life Satisfaction
  • Self Esteem
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In context

Lead sponsor

Muş Alparslan University is the lead sponsor of 60 studies on the registry; 23 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
65 Years to 100 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • The elderly who have a Standardized Mini Mental Test score of 24 and above,
  • Do not have vision or hearing loss that may prevent gardening activities,
  • Are open to communication and cooperation,
  • Volunteer to participate in the study will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having a communication problem
  • Having attended a gardening training in the last 6 months
  • Having a physical illness that would prevent gardening activities
  • Having a psychiatric illness that would prevent gardening activities will be excluded from the study.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
90 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Gardening Activities Group

    Gardening activities will be applied to this group.In the study, the elderly individuals in the experimental group will have a total of 8 sessions of gardening activities once a week (on Thursday) for 2 months. Before the gardening activities, the garden and environment will be prepared by the researcher, the elderly individuals will be informed about the day's activities and, if necessary, videos about the activities will be watched and photographs related to the sessions will be shown.

    Other: Horticulture activities

  • No intervention
    Control Group

    No intervention will be applied to the control group.

Interventions

  • OtherHorticulture activities

    In the study, the elderly individuals in the experimental group will have a total of 8 sessions of gardening activities once a week (on Thursday) for 2 months. Before the gardening activities, the garden and environment will be prepared by the researcher, the elderly individuals will be informed about the day's activities and, if necessary, videos about the activities will be watched and photographs related to the sessions will be shown.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Life Satisfaction

    Scale score average; This scale, consisting of 5 items, has a 7-point Likert-type rating ("1" Strongly disagree - "7" Strongly agree). High scores indicate high levels of life satisfaction. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 35; the lowest score is 5.

    Time frame: 2 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Ağın Community Health Center
    Elazığ, 23960, Turkey
    • Meltem Çapar, Specialst · Contact · sevdai_naram@hotmail.com · 538 8706749
    • Güzel Nur YILDIZ, Dr · Principal investigator
    • Meltem Çapar Çiftçi, Specialist · Sub investigator
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 9, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06964126
Lead sponsor
Muş Alparslan University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 9, 2025
Start date
Apr 1, 2025
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 30, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
May 9, 2025

Study contacts

Meltem ÇAPAR, Specialist
Contact
sevdai_naram@hotmail.com
534 870 67 49
Meltem Çapar, Speciaalist
study director · http://www.agin.gov.tr/ilce-toplum-sagligi-merkezi

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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