NCT02426528

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

UR.CULT.HEA - URban Environment, CULTural Social Use of Space and HEAlth / Well-being Effect on Population: Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 625 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Bologna · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	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).

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-09-01
• Primary completion: 2017-09-01
• Completion: 2018-09-01
• First posted: 2015-04-27
• Last updated: 2016-06-08