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Exploring Living Lab approaches and methodologies for research in health and sustainable development with vulnerable groups in urban and rural communities.

Exploring Living Lab approaches and methodologies for research in health and sustainable development with vulnerable groups in urban and rural communities.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00038506
Enrollment
35
Registered
2025-11-20
Start date
2025-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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Conditions

Participatory research methods in global health and sustainability

Interventions

Group 1: This exploratory qualitative study will use in-depth interviews to gather the views and opinions of subject matter experts on how Living Lab methodologies and approaches are used for scientif

Sponsors

Heidelberg Institute of Global Health
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Professional working alongside or within a Living Lab

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Living Labs in practice: examining innovation and research in real-life settings though Living Lab examples in sustainability and work with vulnerable groups. This objective considers Living Lab methodologies in practice in particular key aspects of user participation and innovation in sustainability and work with vulnerable groups. Focus on how Living Lab actors and users engage with the scientific process, compared to traditional scientific methodologies. Mapping the outcomes and deliverables, generation of knowledge, real-world impact, system change, replicability and sustainment. Measurement through content analysis and in-depth interviews.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Barriers and enablers to scientific processes within Living Labs and how to generate high-quality research evidence. This objective explores the barriers and enablers to successful science; and explores how a Living Lab methodology can be used to generate high-quality research. Measurement through content analysis and in-depth interviews.

Countries

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactTill Bärnighausen

Heidelberg Institute of Global Health

till.baernighausen@uni-heidelberg.de+49 6221 56-5040

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026