Tokyo, July 31 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000057893) titled 'A study to support continued employment for individuals experiencing work difficulties due to memory loss and related cognitive challenges' on July 30.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences

Condition: Condition - Mild Cognitive Impairment Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - In recent years, from the perspective of extending healthy life expectancy, there has been a demand for the elderly to continue working, such as by extending retirement age.In Japan, there is a welfare-based employment system called "Type B Support for Continuous Employment," which enables elderly people with cognitive decline to continue working while receiving support.It is expected that the "rewarding" activity of continued employment will suppress the decline in cognitive function and life function, but such an effect has not been demonstrated in practice.One possible way to demonstrate this is to verify whether the progression of decline in cognitive and life functions is suppressed when elderly people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) use Type B Continuous Employment Support as welfare-type employment.In this study, we will conduct a pilot study to investigate 1) whether there is a need for elderly people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to use Type B continuous employment support as welfare employment, and 2) whether it is feasible to conduct research on whether elderly people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can suppress the progression of decline in cognitive function and daily life function by using Type B continuous employment support as welfare-based employment.This is a pilot study to explore the feasibility of conducting a study to determine whether the progression of cognitive and lifestyle function decline can be reduced when elderly people with cognitive impairment (MCI) use support for continuous employment as welfare-based employment.If needs and feasibility are identified in this study, it can be developed into a larger, more detailed study of welfare-based employment for MCI. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 60 years-old

Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Individuals who meet the criteria for MCI (MoCa-J score of 25 or less and MMSE-J score of 24 or more) Individuals aged 60 years or older and under 85 years old. The "work group": Individuals who wish to work at Type B continuous employment support and agree to participate in the study Control group: Individuals who do not wish to work at Type B continuous employment support, but agree to participate in the study as a control group Key exclusion criteria - Individuals who continue to work in general employment or through organizations such as the Silver Human Resources Center (self-employment or unpaid labor is not considered employment) Individuals for whom participation in Type B continuous employment support is difficult due to physical limitations Others deemed unsuitable for participation by the researcher, such as those with emotional instability Target Size - 16

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 05 Month 23 Day Date of IRB - 2025 Year 06 Month 25 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 08 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 03 Month 31 Day

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