Tokyo, Sept. 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000058945) titled 'Supporting elementary and junior high school teachers to improve their lifestyle habits through short-term psychotherapy: A case series study' on Sept. 1.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Uncontrolled

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Kyushu University

Condition: Condition - None Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - Lifestyle habits such as smoking, drinking, diet, exercise, and sleep are widely known to be risk factors for cancer. However, it is not uncommon for people to wish to improve these habits but find that this is not possible. This study examines the effectiveness of psychotherapy completed in one to three interviews on improving lifestyle habits in elementary and junior high school teachers, a profession that has recently been given particular attention for its need for work style reform. In addition to lifestyle habits, measures of stress in the work environment are obtained, and a small series of cases are examined in detail. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Short-term Psychotherapy "Autonomy Training"

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old

Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1. Elementary or junior high school teacher. 2. Have at least one lifestyle habit that needs improvement and want to improve it but are unable to do so. 3. Able to complete a self-administered online questionnaire without assistance. 4. Able to receive psychotherapy in Japanese. Key exclusion criteria - Have a mental illness and are currently receiving medical treatment from a doctor Target Size - 10

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 08 Month 19 Day Date of IRB - 2025 Year 08 Month 19 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 10 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000067412

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