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Horticultural Activities Among the People with Dementia and Their Family Caregivers

NCT06665243 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 130

Last updated 2024-10-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to explore the effects of technology-enhanced horticultural activities on people with dementia (PWD) and their family caregivers. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Do these activities improve cognitive function and behavioral symptoms in PWD?
* Do they reduce stress and depressive symptoms in caregivers and improve their quality of life?

The study will have two phases:

* Phase I: Conduct a pilot study with PWD in a geriatric day hospital to evaluate feasibility and initial effects.
* Phase II: Conduct a larger trial with PWD and caregivers in community settings to further assess impact.

Participants will engage in indoor horticultural activities using a smart grower, participate in training sessions, and complete assessments before and after the intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Technology-enhanced horticultural activities

The indoor technology-enhanced horticultural activities will be delivered to people with dementia and their family caregivers through a smart grower. The smart grower is a hydroponic indoor grower that creates a controllable environment with auto optimization for growing healthy plants, fresh vegetables, herbs, and fruits. A mobile app will be connected to the grower for controlling the growing environment (e.g., lighting, watering), tracking the progress of the plants, and guiding the older people with dementia and their family caregivers in conducting the horticultural activities. The program will consist of eight face-to-face (F-T-F) horticultural activity training sessions for groups of 6-8 participants. The indoor program contains various horticultural, cognitive, and multisensory stimulation activities, such as asking PWD and family caregivers to record the sense of touch and odor when caring for the plants and to observe the various changes in the plants using the smart grower.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-01
Primary Completion
2027-11-01
Completion
2027-11-01

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