R.CULT.HEA - URban Environment, CULTural Social Use of Space and HEAlth / Well-being Effect on Population

NCT ID: NCT02426528

Last Updated: 2016-06-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 625 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2018-09-30

Brief Summary

This cluster randomized trial will test the affect of individual participation in culturally- and socially-related activities on health and well-being, in comparison also with the classic individual determinant, in relation to urban renovation schemes. Investigators will using a questionnaire based on several areas such as individual psychological well-being (PGWBI), individual happiness positioning (Keyes Scale) and health status perception (SF-12 Health Survey). Secondary outcomes will be related to social capital density (relationships and trust), culture (participation) and religion. The survey will be undertaken in a mid-size Italian metropolitan area, namely the Metropolitan City of Bologna.

Conditions

Personal Satisfaction; Health Behavior

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Cultural and Social exposure A

Cultural and Social exposure

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Cultural and Social exposure

Intervention Type: OTHER

The intervention protocol will consist of 24 months of guided exposure and participation in social and cultural activities undertaken in the "Casa del Popolo". The participant will be asked to register for a specific type of event (fine arts, performing arts, and social and volunteering activities), duration and date in order that this information can be supplied for further evaluation. Control group participants will be asked to carry on their lives normally and maintain regular cultural and social activity throughout the duration of the study. At twelve months from the beginning of the observation participants of both groups will be checked (intermediate phase).

Cultural and Social exposure B

Non Intervention (Control Group)

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Cultural and Social exposure

The intervention protocol will consist of 24 months of guided exposure and participation in social and cultural activities undertaken in the "Casa del Popolo". The participant will be asked to register for a specific type of event (fine arts, performing arts, and social and volunteering activities), duration and date in order that this information can be supplied for further evaluation. Control group participants will be asked to carry on their lives normally and maintain regular cultural and social activity throughout the duration of the study. At twelve months from the beginning of the observation participants of both groups will be checked (intermediate phase).

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Gender: men and women;
• Age range between 18 and 75 years old;
• Residency: in an area of 2 square kilometers surrounding the Casa del Popolo

Exclusion Criteria

• participants no having the previous features

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Bologna

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Giorgio Tavano Blessi

Postdoctoral fellow

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

GIORGIO TAVANO BLESSI, PHD

Role: CONTACT

G.TAVANO@IUAV.IT

+39.3894898278

Other Identifiers

UBologna

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id