A creative group activity program to support well-being and personal development in older adults

ISRCTN	ISRCTN77777706
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN77777706
Sponsor	Mersin Üniversitesi
Funder	Mersin Üniversitesi

Submission date: 01/04/2026
Registration date: 02/04/2026
Last edited: 02/04/2026

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mr Melih Deniz İşcen
Public, Scientific, Principal investigator

Mersin University, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Recreation Management
Mersin
33343
Türkiye

ORCID ID	0000-0003-4868-1397
Phone	+90 3243610001
Email	mdeniziscen@mersin.edu.tr

Study information

Primary study design	Interventional
Allocation	Randomized controlled trial
Masking	Open (masking not used)
Control	Active
Assignment	Parallel
Purpose	Treatment
Scientific title	Co-creative leisure participation for intrinsic capacity activation in later life: a randomized controlled trial
Study objectives	The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a co-creative leisure participation intervention (Leisure Makerspace) on intrinsic capacity and well-being related outcomes in older adults using a randomized controlled trial design.
Ethics approval(s)	Approved 17/07/2024, Mersin University Social and human Sciences Ethics Committee (Mersin University, Uğur Oral Cultural Center, Çiftlikköy Campus, Mersin, 33343, Türkiye; +90 3243610001; sbetik@mersin.edu.tr), ref: Approval no: 230
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Severe cognitive impairment, conditions preventing participation in group activities
Intervention	Participants are randomly assigned to either an experimental group receiving the Leisure Makerspace (LMS) intervention or a control group continuing their routine program activities. The LMS intervention consists of structured co-creative leisure workshops designed to stimulate cognitive, creative, emotional, kinetic, social, and reflective engagement among older adults. The intervention is delivered in group sessions conducted between April and May 2025. Participants in the control group continue their usual educational and social activities within the lifelong learning program without exposure to the LMS intervention. Random allocation is conducted using randomly generated numbers.
Intervention type	Behavioural
Primary outcome measure(s)	Psychological well-being measured using Psychological Well-Being Scale for the Older People at Baseline (April 2025) and post-intervention (May 2025) Novelty seeking measured using The Marmara Creative Thinking Tendencies Scale at Baseline (April 2025) and post-intervention (May 2025) Life skills measured using The Life Skills Scale at Baseline (April 2025) and post-intervention (May 2025)
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Perma-based narrative reflections measured using Structured narrative reflections guided by the PERMA well-being framework (Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Accomplishment) collected after each LMS workshop session. at After each LMS workshop session between April and May 2025
Completion date	20/05/2025

Eligibility

Participant type(s)
Age group	Mixed
Lower age limit	60 Years
Upper age limit	100 Years
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	34
Total final enrolment	34
Key inclusion criteria	1. Adults aged 60 years and older 2. Enrolled in the lifelong learning program 3. Able to participate in group-based activities 4. Provided informed consent
Key exclusion criteria	1. Severe cognitive impairment 2. Medical conditions preventing participation in group-based activities. 3. Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent.
Date of first enrolment	15/04/2025
Date of final enrolment	15/04/2025

Locations

Countries of recruitment

Türkiye

Study participating centres

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Protocol file			02/04/2026	No	No
Statistical Analysis Plan			02/04/2026	No	No

Additional files

49305 protocol.pdf: Protocol file
49305 Statistical Analysis Plan.pdf: Statistical Analysis Plan

Editorial Notes

02/04/2026: Trial's existence confirmed by Mersin University Social and human Sciences Ethics Committee.