Gardening therapy tested to ease caregiver stress in dialysis units
NCT ID NCT07188792
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether gardening activities (horticultural therapy) can lower stress, improve well-being, and reduce the burden on people caring for hemodialysis patients. 82 caregivers will be randomly assigned to either a 12-week gardening program or no intervention. Researchers will measure stress, well-being, and caregiver burden before and after the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- horticultural therapy (gardening activities)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to ease stress and burden for caregivers of dialysis patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (82 people) testing a non-drug intervention. Results may not apply broadly, and the effect might be small or temporary.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
82 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Sep 2024
- Finished
-
Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 to 65 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being the primary caregiver for a patient receiving treatment in a hemodialysis unit, * Having provided active care for at least six months, * Not having a physical condition that would prevent participation in horticultural activities, * Not having a psychiatric illness, * Being able to communicate and be open to collaboration, * Having regularly attended at least 80% (nine) of the horticultural activity sessions. Exclusion Criteria: * Those with a physical illness that would prevent them from participating in gardening-based activities, * Those with a psychiatric illness, * Those whose caregiver may be transferred to another dialysis center along with their patient during the study period, * Caregivers with no continuity of care.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Hemodialysis patients are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Atatürk Üniverty
Erzurum, 25100, Turkey (Türkiye)
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Pedaling through dialysis: a new test of Exercise's power
- Pumpkin seed oil may fight inflammation in kidney patients — a trial puts it to the test
- Fluid overload hides true lung pressure in dialysis patients, study aims to unmask it
- New PTH test could Fine-Tune mineral balance in kidney dialysis
- Dialysis patients get a pecha kucha boost for diet and fluid rules
- Gentle moves, big relief: study tests exercise and relaxation for dialysis patients