Health Benefits of Gardening
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Anxiety, Depression, Healthy, Mood Disturbance, Stress, Quality of Life, Physical Activity, Social Interaction
In brief
The objective of the research is to test the hypothesis that participating in group-based gardening or group-based art activities may alter the mental health and cardiac physiological status of a wellness population of women ages 26-49. Assessment of the effects of gardening or art activities on the experimental population will take two approaches, the first being the use of physiological measurements of heart rate and blood pressure. The second approach will employ six widely used and well-established self-reported assessment instruments that will capture information about the health and well-being of participants. These measurements and assessments will provide a psychometrically-based before and after mental health status and between treatments health summaries of the participants in the gardening group and those engaged in the art group activities.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03266120
- Run by
- University of Florida
- People needed
- 36
- Starts
- 2017-08-03
- Expected to finish
- 2018-01-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-06-06
Who can join
Age: 26 and older, up to 49. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Premenopausal women
- 26 - 49 years of age
- Not pregnant
- Non-gardener
- Non-artist
- Non-smoker
- Good Health
- Able to participate in all aspects of the study, including working with plants.
You may not qualify if…
- Uncomfortable in close spaces (claustrophobia)
- Allergies to plants
- Allergies to plant parts like pollen
- Allergies to plant-based foods
- No additions to alcohol or to recreational drugs or prescription medications
- Not suffering from recurring pain, and
- No diseases, disorders or disabilities that affect daily life.
Where it is running
- Fifield and Merhof Halls — Gainesville, Florida, United States
- Wilmot Gardens Conference Center and Greenhouse — Gainesville, Florida, United States
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