Tokyo, Sept. 16 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062931) titled 'Implementation and Evaluation of a Program Aimed at Promoting Continued Self-Care Among Menopausal Women' on Sept. 15.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Single arm
Randomization - Non-randomized
Blinding - Open -no one is blinded
Control - Uncontrolled
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Chiba Prefectural University of Health Schiences
Condition:
Condition - Menopausal women
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - To verify the effects of participating in a menopausal self-care program on the maintenance of self-care for improving daily lifestyle and menopausal symptoms, as well as its efficacy on menopausal symptoms.
Basic objectives2 - Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - A single-session, face-to-face menopausal self-care program will be conducted. The same program will be held twice, and participants will attend one of the sessions. Following the program, a 1-month self-care implementation and maintenance support will be provided. The specific contents are as follows:
1. Lecture: Basic knowledge of menopause, explanation of measurement results (SMI, BMI/body fat percentage, blood pressure, bone mineral density, FFQ), and guidance on daily lifestyle (coping with symptoms, diet, and exercise).
2. Individual work: Participants fill out a self-monitoring sheet regarding lifestyle improvements they intend to make.
3. Group discussion: Sharing the contents of the individual work in small groups of 3-4 people. One facilitator (researcher or research assistant) will join each group.
4. Overall sharing and wrap-up: Facilitators introduce the discussion summary, followed by a Q&A session and explanation of the next steps.
5. Maintenance support and evaluation: Two weeks after the program, an email prompting self-care maintenance will be sent. Participants are encouraged to work on their goals and complete the self-monitoring sheet for 1 month, and will be evaluated via an online survey form sent by email 1 month later.
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 40
years-old
Gender - Female
Key inclusion criteria - Japanese women in their 40s or 50s who wish to participate in this program.Those who have read the participant information sheet and voluntarily applied to cooperate with the study.
Key exclusion criteria - None
Target Size - 20
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Preinitiation
Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 08 Month 13 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 10 Month 01 Day
Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 12 Month 27 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072053
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