The Impact of Positive Aging Intervention on Elderly in India

The Impact of Positive Aging Intervention on Flourishing of Elderly in India: A Pan-India Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/05/086520

Enrollment

4800

Registered

2025-05-07

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: The intervention module is titled swarna mitra and it is based on positive psychological interventions: The study will involve training institutionalized elderly in positive psychology

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals aged 65 and above. Willingness to participate in the study without coercion and provide informed consent to participate in the study. Absence of severe cognitive impairment Absence of severe depressive symptoms

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Presence of cognitive impairment Presence of severe depression

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome will be measured using the following instruments: •Flourishing- Butler and Kern’s PERMA-Profiler to measure flourishing consisting of 23 items. •Psychological well-being- Psychological well-being is conceptualized by Carol Ryff as six dimensions namely autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, positive relations with others, personal growth, and self-acceptance. It will be measured by Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scales (PWB), Long version 84 items version. •Subjective happiness- Lyubomirsky, and Lepper’s subjective happiness scale consisting of 4 items.Timepoint: baseline, 6 months after baseline and 8 months after baseline	—

Measure

Time frame

The primary outcome will be measured using the following instruments: •Flourishing- Butler and Kern’s PERMA-Profiler to measure flourishing consisting of 23 items. •Psychological well-being- Psychological well-being is conceptualized by Carol Ryff as six dimensions namely autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, positive relations with others, personal growth, and self-acceptance. It will be measured by Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scales (PWB), Long version 84 items version. •Subjective happiness- Lyubomirsky, and Lepper’s subjective happiness scale consisting of 4 items.Timepoint: baseline, 6 months after baseline and 8 months after baseline

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary outcomes will be measured using the following instruments: • Loneliness- A 20-item UCLA Loneliness Scale will be used to measure loneliness. • Anxiety- Anxiety will be measured by the Indian adaptation of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory. • Depressive symptoms- Depressive symptoms will be measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale . • Quality of life- Quality of life will be measured by the World Health Organization QoL (WHOQOL-BREF) scale. • Quality of sleep - The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) 1will be used to measure quality of sleep. • Positive and negative affect- It will be measured by Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). Timepoint: baseline, 6 months after baseline and 8 months after baseline	—

Measure

Time frame

The secondary outcomes will be measured using the following instruments: • Loneliness- A 20-item UCLA Loneliness Scale will be used to measure loneliness. • Anxiety- Anxiety will be measured by the Indian adaptation of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory. • Depressive symptoms- Depressive symptoms will be measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale . • Quality of life- Quality of life will be measured by the World Health Organization QoL (WHOQOL-BREF) scale. • Quality of sleep - The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) 1will be used to measure quality of sleep. • Positive and negative affect- It will be measured by Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). Timepoint: baseline, 6 months after baseline and 8 months after baseline

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPratishtha Bhattacharyya

MS RAMAIAH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

pratishtha.ss@msruas.ac.in8250094150

Outcome results