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Sandplay-Act. Older: Structured Sandplay Activity for Older Individuals

NCT07735351 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-07-30

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Summary

This research was planned to determine the effect of structured sandplay activities on positive and negative affect and levels of meaning in life in elderly individuals. The research will be conducted as a single-blind, randomized controlled trial with a pre-test, post-test design at the Gül Kokulu Çınarlar Vefa Konağı of the Isparta Municipality Health Affairs Directorate between July 2026 and July 2027. Prior to the research, ethical committee approval and institutional permission for implementation will be obtained. The research population consists of 400 individuals registered with the institution. The sample will consist of 60 individuals (30 in the intervention group and 30 in the control group) who meet the inclusion criteria, are selected using block randomization, and provide informed consent. The control group will receive no intervention; a pre-test will be administered on the first day, and a post-test will be administered on the day the intervention for the experimental group ends. The intervention group will participate in sandplay activities twice a week for a total of four sessions; a pre-test will be administered on the first day, and a post-test will be administered in the last session. Data collection is planned for the period between July 2026 and July 2027 using the Personal Information Form (PIF) (Appendix-1), the Positive-Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), and the Meaning in Life Scale (MLS). Data will be analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Program for Social Sciences) statistical analysis package, and statistical significance will be accepted at p \< 0.05.

Conditions

  • Healthy Aging
  • Elderly (People Aged 65 or More)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Sandplay-Act. Older: Structured Sandplay Activity for Older Individuals

Sandplay-Act Older (Structured Sandplay Activity for Older Individuals) is a structured sandplay activity developed to support older individuals in expressing their emotions, thoughts, and life experiences symbolically. The intervention consists of structured sessions where participants create scenes in a sand tray using miniature figures and make sense of their life experiences through these scenes. The program will be conducted twice a week for a total of four sessions. Each session will last approximately 60 minutes.

OTHER

Control

Participants in the control group will not participate in structured sand play activities during the study period. Participants will continue with the institution's routine care and social activities; however, no psychosocial interventions will be applied within the scope of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Suleyman Demirel University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • sema soysal · Suleyman Demirel University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-17
Primary Completion
2027-03-15
Completion
2027-03-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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