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Not yet recruitingNCT07500402Updated Mar 30, 2026

THE EFFECT OF GARDENING ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND CARE AMONG NURSING HOME CARE STAFF

An interventional study of Horticultural activity in Horticultural Activities Among Caregivers, sponsored by Ordu University. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-30.

Sponsored by Ordu University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jul 2026, 3 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
41
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will be conducted to evaluate the effects of horticultural activities applied to nursing home care staff on their psychological well-being and caregiving, and to examine in depth the care staff's views on horticultural activities.

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Conditions studied

  • Horticultural Activities Among Caregivers

Keywords

  • Caregiver
  • psychological well-being
  • horticultural activity
  • Care
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In context

Psychological Well-Being

971 studies on the registry are indexed under Psychological Well-Being; 502 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 41 is below the median of 116 across 830 interventional studies indexed under Psychological Well-Being.

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Lead sponsor

Ordu University is the lead sponsor of 31 studies on the registry; 12 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Care staff working in active care services at a nursing home, Who have been working at a nursing home for at least one year (Maunder et al., 2022), Who are open to communication and collaboration, And who are willing to participate in the study will be included in the research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Those on leave, on sick leave, or undergoing a job reassignment during the research process Care staff with any physical or mental disabilities that could prevent them from participating in gardening activities will not be included in the study.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
41 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    intervention group

    Horticultural activity group

    Behavioral: Horticultural activity

Interventions

  • BehavioralHorticultural activity

    In this study, care staff will participate in gardening activities once a week for 8 weeks, for an average of 60 minutes per session.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Psychological Well-Being Scale

    The validity and reliability study of the scale developed by Butler and Kern (2016) to assess individuals' levels of well-being was conducted by Demirci et al. (2017). The scale consists of 15 items, 8 dummy items, and 5 subscales. The scale's name is derived from the initial letters of the subscales in English.

    Time frame: Day 0-Month 2

  2. Bakas Caregiving Impact Scale

    The scale was developed by Bakas (1999), and its validity and reliability in Turkish were established by Can and Cavlak in 2010. The scale is a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 7. The scale consists of a total of 15 questions scored between +3 (best) and -3 (worst) and reflects both the positive and negative effects of care. A score ranging from a minimum of 15 to a maximum of 105 is possible. As the scale score increases, it is interpreted as a "positive change"; as the score decreases, it is interpreted as a "negative change." The Cronbach's alpha value for the scale was found to be 0.90.

    Time frame: Day 0-Month 2

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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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 Mar 30, 2026, 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
NCT07500402
Lead sponsor
Ordu University
Collaborators
Scientific Researches Project Coordination Department of Ordu University
Responsible party
Simge Tombul (MASTER'S STUDENT, Ordu University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 30, 2026
Start date
May 1, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jul 1, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 1, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 30, 2026

Study contacts

SİMGE TOMBUL
Contact
simgetombul@gmail.com
+90 553 754 28 52
HACER GÖK UĞUR, Prof. Dr.
Contact
hacer32@gmail.com
+90 452 226 52 00 ext. 6410

Oversight

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