NCT06860126: ESPIRE-M

Improving Sports and Recreation Services in Mashhad for Elderly and Intergenerational Interaction (ESPIRE-M)

Completed NA Last updated 5 March 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Intergenerational Activity Program: This indicates a program that involves activities designed for interaction between older adults and younger participants in Aged in 384 participants. Completed in 12 February 2019.

Timeline

5 September 2018

Primary endpoint
15 October 2018

12 February 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Zinat Ebrahimi
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	384
Start date	5 September 2018
Primary completion	15 October 2018
Estimated completion	12 February 2019
Sites	2 locations across Iran

Drugs / interventions tested

• Intergenerational Activity Program: This indicates a program that involves activities designed for interaction between older adults and younger participants
• Yoga and Mindfulness Sessions
• Physical Exercise and Storytelling
• Outdoor Interaction Games
• Social Visits to Nursing Homes
• control group — full drug profile →

Conditions studied

• Aged — all drugs for Aged →
• Quality of Life — all drugs for Quality of Life →
• Mental Health — all drugs for Mental Health →

Sponsor

Zinat Ebrahimi

Who can join

60 and older, any sex, with Aged or Quality of Life. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This interventional study aims to design strategies to improve service quality and productivity in recreational sports facilities in Mashhad Municipality, focusing on creating an age-friendly city. The research consists of two parts: fieldwork and an experimental section.

Field Section:

1. Assess seniors' perceptions of services using the SERVQUAL questionnaire and other tools.
2. Conduct a SWOT analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to elderly sports participation.

Experimental Section:

Evaluate the impact of intergenerational sports activities on elderly participants (aged 60+). Participants were paired with younger individuals and randomly allocated to five groups, including a control group.

Group Tasks:

* Control Group: 78 seniors continued daily routines without structured activities.
* Experimental Groups:

1. Non-sport intergenerational interaction sessions (90 minutes, 3x/week).
2. Intergenerational yoga sessions (90 minutes, 3x/week).
3. Light aerobic exercises + group discussions (90 minutes, 3x/week).
4. Non-exercise intergenerational sessions in a park (90 minutes, 3x/week).
5. Non-exercise intergenerational sessions in a nursing home (90 minutes, 3x/week).

Field Study Sample:
* 384 customers of Mashhad Municipality sports facilities (192 women, 192 men).

Key Notes:

* Elderly participants were selected through cluster sampling; younger participants were purposively sampled from Mashhad's Islamic Azad University.
* Gender balance (50% women, 50% men) was maintained in all groups.

Main Questions:

1. How do service quality factors influence customers of Mashhad Municipality sports facilities?
2. Do intergenerational programs improve quality of life, health, and well-being for seniors?
3. What are the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for elderly sports participation?
4. What strategies can enhance elderly participation in sports?

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.