The Effect of Gardening Activities on the Quality of Life of Students With Mild Intellectual Disability

April 2, 2026 updated by: MERAL ÇETİN, Ordu University

The Effect of Gardening Activities on the Quality of Life of Mildly Intellectually Disabled Secondary School Students: A Mixed-Method Study

This study will be conducted to determine the effect of gardening activities applied to mildly intellectually disabled secondary school students on their quality of life and to examine their views on these activities in depth.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: HACER GÖK UĞUR
  • Phone Number: 6410 +90 452 226 52 00
  • Email: hacer32@gmail.com

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Students studying at a special education secondary school,
  • Who are open to communication and collaboration,
  • Who have no physical or mental disabilities that would prevent them from participating in gardening activities,
  • And whose parents have provided written informed consent for their participation will be included in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Students who do not attend the educational program regularly will be excluded from the research.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Gardening Activity Group
Horticultural activity group
Behavioral: Horticultural activity
Students will participate in structured gardening activities once a week for 8 weeks, approximately 40 minutes per session, under supervision in a school greenhouse.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
KINDL Quality of Life Scale - Parent Form
Time Frame: Day 0- Mounth 2

The KINDL Quality of Life Scale - Parent Form was developed by Ravens-Sieberer and Bullinger (1998). The Turkish validity and reliability study of the "Kid-KINDL Quality of Life Scale" was conducted by Eser et al. (2008), and the Turkish validity and reliability of the Parent Form for children aged 8-16 years was established by Baydur et al. (2007).

The Parent Form measures the quality of life of children and adolescents. The scale consists of 24 items and 6 subscales and is rated on a 5-point Likert scale. The six subscales are physical well-being, emotional well-being, self-esteem, family, friends, and school. Each subscale includes 4 items. Subscale scores are calculated separately, and the total quality of life score is obtained by summing all subscale scores. Items 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 20, and 24 are reverse-coded. Scores are calculated by summing item responses and transforming them to a scale ranging from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate better quality of life.
Day 0- Mounth 2

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Ordu University

Collaborators

Scientific Researches Project Coordination Department of Ordu University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

May 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 26, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 26, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

April 1, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 8, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 2, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ORDU-SABE-ST-02

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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