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Biodiversity Interventions for Assisted Living Centers
Sponsor: Natural Resources Institute Finland
Summary
Biodiversity is essential for nature and human well-being. Land use has reduced biodiversity in cities, which weakens the functionality of the urban ecosystems and the well-being of citizens. This may also increase the risk of immune-mediated disorders among urban dwellers. In Biodiversity interventions for assisted living centers (BIWE 2), microbial biodiversity interventions are performed to increase biodiversity in urban housing units for people with autism spectrum disorder, disabled people and elderly. Results from the intervention trials are combined with publicly available land cover and ecological data. These are analyzed from the viewpoint of shifts in ecosystems and human well-being and immune regulation, ecological quality, and urban planning. The investigators set up an intervention study in which yards of the housing units are rewilded with diverse vegetation and decaying deadwood and plant residuals. The investigators aim to evaluate the effect of rewilding, and yard management practices on commensal microbiome, cortisol levels and well-being and salivary cytokine levels, and gene pathways.
Official title: Biodiversity Interventions for Well-Being - Research in Assisted Living Centers
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 82 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
36
Start Date
2023-02-01
Completion Date
2027-09-30
Last Updated
2024-04-30
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Rewilding
Yards of the assisted living centers will be modified with berry bushes, fruit trees, perennial yard plants, meadow flowers, cultivation boxes, organic mulch materials, decaying deadwood, leaf compost and organic plant growing media with high microbial diversity.
Locations (1)
Natural Resources Institute Finland
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland