Clinical Trial: Effectiveness of a Makeup Care Intervention for Older Women in Need of Nursing Care Living in the Community (Japan)

Tokyo, April 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061102) titled 'Effectiveness of a Makeup Care Intervention for Older Women in Need of Nursing Care Living in the Community' on April 1.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Kyoto Tachibana University

Condition: Condition - Frailty Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The aim of this study is to determine the effects of a 24-week cosmetic intervention on physical, mental, and daily living functions of elderly women in need of care who live in the community. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - The makeup care intervention is conducted once a week for 24 weeks. The makeup care intervention is performed by a beauty touch therapist certified by the Japanese Association of Nursing and Beauty Therapists, who performs skincare and makeup for each subject in accordance with the methods specified by the association. The same therapist is in charge each time, and each intervention takes about 30 minutes. Interventions/Control_2 - The control group receives no makeup care intervention and receives services performed at a regular day care service center.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 65 years-old

Gender - Female Key inclusion criteria - The subjects is older persons living in the community who use day-care services. Inclusion criteria are: (1) 65 years of age or older, (2) female, (3) those certified as requiring long-term care, and (4) those who have given consent for the study. Key exclusion criteria - Exclusion criteria is (1) male, (2) under 65 years of age, (3) not certified as requiring long-term care, (4) with missing data, and (5) unable to give consent for the study. Target Size - 100

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 04 Month 01 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 04 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069914

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