Could weekly gardening boost caregiver Well-Being? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07500402
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will test whether having nursing home care staff do gardening activities once a week for 8 weeks improves their psychological well-being and the quality of care they provide. Researchers will measure changes using well-being and caregiving impact scales. The study involves 41 staff members from a nursing home.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- gardening activities
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to improve mental health and care quality for nursing home staff.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 41 participants. Results may not apply to other settings, and the benefits might be small or temporary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 41 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
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: * 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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