Social Participation and Healthy Aging

Healthy Aging Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effect of Social Participation as a Key Determinant of Healthy Aging

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The research aims to promote active aging through a pilot study. The design will be crossover with two groups. Intervention will consist of presentations and interactive debate sessions, with a central focus on intergenerational exchange covering cultural, historical, and health-related topics. A key aspect is the active involvement of beneficiaries, individuals over sixty-five. The outcomes will be quality of life, presence of depressive symptoms, and regularity of biological and social rhythms.

Clinical Trial Description

In 2050, 36% of the Italian population will be over 65 years old. The European Union has identified as a priority the increase in research on active aging, promoting activities that can maintain and enhance the health and social engagement of individuals aged 65 and above.

This pilot study aims to assess feasibility a preliminary measure of effectiveness of a psychosocial intervention focused on intergenerational exchange on quality of life, biological and social rhythms, and mood in a group of elderly

The outcomes will include quality of life, presence of depressive symptoms, and regularity of biological and social rhythms, assessed before the intervention, immediately after intervention and at a follow-up four months after the intervention's conclusion.

The psychosocial intervention will consist of sessions on a weekly basis and delivered both in-person and remotely. The sessions will include presentations and interactive debate sessions, with a central focus on intergenerational exchange covering cultural, historical, and health-related topics. A key aspect is the active involvement of beneficiaries, individuals over sixty-five, who will be asked to prepare presentations with the support of project-provided facilitators. Simultaneously, the project will promote social inclusion, enhance skills, organizational capabilities, and computer literacy. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy Aging

• NCT number: NCT06162871
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Cagliari
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2023
• Completion date: June 1, 2025