UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000043375
Receipt number R000049525
Scientific Title The Effects of Education Program for Improve Dry Skin conditions, in Community-dwelling Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of disclosure of the study information 2021/02/20
Last modified on 2023/08/24 20:32:23

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Basic information

Public title

The Effects of an Education Program to Improve Dry Skin conditions, in Community-dwelling Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Acronym

The Effects of Education Program for Improving Dry Skin in Community-dwelling Elderly

Scientific Title

The Effects of Education Program for Improve Dry Skin conditions, in Community-dwelling Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Scientific Title:Acronym

The Effects of Education Program for Improving Dry Skin in Community-dwelling Elderly

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Dry skin

Classification by specialty

Nursing

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of an educational program aimed at improving the conditions community-dwelling elderly people with dry skin.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

The change of water content of the stratum corneum in the anterior surface of the lower leg over a 6 month period from the beginning of intervention.

Key secondary outcomes

The change of water content of the stratum corneum in the anterior surface of the lower leg over a 4month period from the beginning of intervention.
The change of water content of the stratum corneum in the surface of the forearm.
Symptoms of dry skin (scale, rhagades, feeling of dryness, pruritus).
Actions related to skin care (frequency of moisturizer use, frequency of bathing agent use, how take moisturizer is used, actions when bathing, environmental adjustment).
Frequency of skin observations.
Amount of moisturizer used (in 4months and 6months from the beginning of intervention).


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration


Blocking

YES

Concealment

Central registration


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

Continuous support for 4 months and follow-up for 2 months by a nurse
6 face-to-face sessions over a period of 4 months
To give a textbook and a self-management handbook
To provide moisturizer

Interventions/Control_2

To provide a concise explanatory literature
To provide moisturizer

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

65 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1) Community-dwelling elderly aged 65 or over.
2)with dry skin.
3) Those who have not been certified as long-term care, or those who have been classified as Support Required 1 or 2.
4) Those with enough cognitive and communicative ability to be trained in skincare and practice it.
5) Those who have the ability to apply moisturizer by themselves.
6) Those in preparation for the transtheoretical model of behavior change.

Key exclusion criteria

1)Those who have intense pruritic scratches and bleeding on the skin.
2)Those with skin health impairment; ulcer, wound, lymphedema.
3)Those who are using prescribed moisturizers, etc.
4)Those who have used short-term stay for care for 12 days or more per month on average for the past 3 months.
5)Those who respond to Patch testing.

Target sample size

64


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Motoe
Middle name
Last name Nakamura

Organization

Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing

Division name

Gerontological Nursing

Zip code

738-0052

Address

1-2 Ajinadai-Higashi Hatsukaichi-shi Hiroshima

TEL

0829-20-2800

Email

nakamura@jrchcn.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Motoe
Middle name
Last name Nakamura

Organization

Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing

Division name

Gerontological Nursing

Zip code

738-0052

Address

1-2 Ajinadai-Higashi Hatsukaichi-shi Hiroshima

TEL

0829-20-2800

Homepage URL


Email

nakamura@jrchcn.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Japanese Red Cross Academy

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Research Ethics Committee, Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing

Address

1-2 Ajinadai-Higashi Hatsukaichi-shi Hiroshima

Tel

0829-20-2800

Email

rinri@jrchcn.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2021 Year 02 Month 20 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

No longer recruiting

Date of protocol fixation

2021 Year 01 Month 14 Day

Date of IRB

2021 Year 01 Month 14 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2021 Year 03 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2024 Year 04 Month 30 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2024 Year 05 Month 31 Day

Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2021 Year 02 Month 19 Day

Last modified on

2023 Year 08 Month 24 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000049525


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