Can gardening and exercise boost happiness in temporary homes?
NCT ID NCT06450288
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 9-month wellness program called Green Oasis for people living in a transitional housing estate in Hong Kong. The program includes physical exercises, gardening, and using a website, along with health talks. Researchers will measure changes in quality of life, happiness, daily activities, and pain in 50 participants aged 10 and older.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Green Oasis wellness program (physical exercises, gardening, website interaction, health talks)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to boost well-being and daily function for people in transitional housing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants and no control group, so results may not be widely applicable or conclusive.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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10 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 10 or above. * Scored \>6 in the Abbreviated Mental Test; a cut-off point of 6 is valid in differentiating between normal and abnormal cognitive functions for geriatric clients. * Can understand Cantonese. * Able to take part in light exercise and stretching. * Have access to smartphone and internet. Exclusion Criteria: * Have a serious organic disease or malignant tumor. * Have a mental disorder diagnosed by neurologists or psychiatrists. * Experienced drug addiction
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hong Kong Metropolitan University
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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