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

University of Bologna

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Personal Satisfaction; Health Behavior

Treatments: Other: Cultural and Social exposure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02426528

UBologna

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 625 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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625 participants in 2 patient groups

Cultural and Social exposure A

Experimental group

Description:

Cultural and Social exposure

Treatment:

Other: Cultural and Social exposure

Cultural and Social exposure B

No Intervention group

Description:

Non Intervention (Control Group)