protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06277583, orgStudyIdInfo id: NUS-IRB-2023-191, briefTitle: Urban Care Farming on Living Well and Productive Engagement of Older Adults, statusModule overallStatus: RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2023-11-28, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2024-12-31, completionDateStruct date: 2025-12-31, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-02-26, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-02-26, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: National University of Singapore, class: OTHER, collaborators name: National Medical Research Council (NMRC), Singapore, descriptionModule briefSummary: The goal of the randomized controlled trials is to learn about the effects of urban farming interventions on older adults' physical, mental, and social well-being of older adults aged 50 and above. The main questions the study aims to answer are Q1. Would participants who have undergone the urban care farming intervention have lower stress levels compared to those who did not undergo the intervention? Q2. Would the quality of life and biopsychosocial factors of older adults who participate in the urban farming interventions be better before the intervention and compared to those who did not participate? Q3. Would running intervention programs as such demonstrate cost-effectiveness? Participants will be enrolled in 24 weekly lessons providing hands-on urban farming techniques, including physical activity, planting, and social interactions. Researchers will compare older participants with similar demographic profile to determine if the biological, psychological, and social factors are better for the intervention group., conditionsModule conditions: Stress, Psychological, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: PARALLEL, interventionModelDescription: Waitlist controlled trials: Participants from both the intervention and waitlist control groups will undergo the intervention 6 months apart., primaryPurpose: OTHER, maskingInfo masking: NONE, enrollmentInfo count: 200, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Urban care farming, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: WHO Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF), secondaryOutcomes measure: Immuno-biomarkers: IL-1RA, IL-6, IL-8 (CXCL8), IL-10, IL-13, IL-17A (CTLA-8), MIP-3 beta (CCL19), SDF-1 alpha, MMP-3, MMP-9, MCP-1 (CCL2), and TNF alpha, secondaryOutcomes measure: Brief sense of community scale (BSCS), secondaryOutcomes measure: Fried phenotype of frailty, secondaryOutcomes measure: Lubben social network scale (LSNS-6), secondaryOutcomes measure: Functional near-infrared spectroscopy, secondaryOutcomes measure: EQ5D, secondaryOutcomes measure: Geriatric anxiety scale (GAS-10), secondaryOutcomes measure: MOCA, secondaryOutcomes measure: Brief resilience scale, secondaryOutcomes measure: De jong Gierveld loneliness scale, secondaryOutcomes measure: Fitbit, secondaryOutcomes measure: Body weight and height, secondaryOutcomes measure: Fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c, secondaryOutcomes measure: Serum Creatinine, secondaryOutcomes measure: Attitude towards eating healthy food, secondaryOutcomes measure: Waist and hip circumference, secondaryOutcomes measure: Blood pressure, secondaryOutcomes measure: Lipid panel, secondaryOutcomes measure: Eating fruits and vegetables behavior, eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 50 Years, maximumAge: 80 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: NUS, status: RECRUITING, city: Singapore, zip: 117549, country: Singapore, contacts name: Ezra Chiam, role: CONTACT, phone: +6566016036, email: ezra.chiam@nus.edu.sg, contacts name: Cynthia Chen, PhD, role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, contacts name: Choon Nam Ong, MD, PhD, role: SUB_INVESTIGATOR, contacts name: Schwarz Herbert, PhD, role: SUB_INVESTIGATOR, contacts name: Mary Chong, PhD, role: SUB_INVESTIGATOR, contacts name: Roger Ho, PhD, role: SUB_INVESTIGATOR, contacts name: Leng Leng Theng, PhD, role: SUB_INVESTIGATOR, geoPoint lat: 1.28967, lon: 103.85007, locations facility: Jurong Lake Garden, status: RECRUITING, city: Singapore, zip: 618661, country: Singapore, contacts name: Joan Hung, role: CONTACT, email: Joan_HUNG@nparks.gov.sg, geoPoint lat: 1.28967, lon: 103.85007, hasResults: False