Clinical Trial: A Study on Clothing-Related Challenges and Clothing Microclimate in Individuals with Upper Limb Functional Disabilities (Japan)

Tokyo, July 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061915) titled 'A Study on Clothing-Related Challenges and the Clothing Environment in Individuals with Upper Limb Disabilities' on July 1.

Study Type: Interventional

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

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Kio University

Condition: Condition - Individuals with upper limb amputation, upper limb disarticulation, or brachial plexus injury Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To improve the quality of life (QOL) of individuals with upper limb amputation, upper limb disarticulation, or brachial plexus injury by identifying clothing-related challenges in daily life and evaluating a self-management method involving placing a towel under the axilla to alleviate clothing-related discomfort from physiological, subjective, and clothing science perspectives. Basic objectives2 - Safety,Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Participants will perform a self-management method involving placing a towel under the axilla, and the effects on clothing microclimate (temperature and humidity) and clothing comfort will be evaluated.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Individuals with upper limb amputation, upper limb disarticulation, or brachial plexus injury, as well as healthy adults Key exclusion criteria - Participants who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study: Individuals who are unable to provide voluntary informed consent Individuals for whom written informed consent cannot be obtained Individuals who are judged by the principal investigator to be inappropriate for participation in the study Target Size - 20

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 06 Month 12 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 07 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 12 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070845

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