Tokyo, Sept. 11 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059041) titled 'Effects of bathtub bathing on mental health among Japanese adults: a randomized controlled trial' on Sept. 11.

Study Type: Interventional

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

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Kobe University

Condition: Condition - Mental health Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To clarify the effects of an intervention promoting bathtub bathing on mental health among Japanese adults without habitual practice of bathtub bathing. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - To instruct participants to engage in home bathtub bathing for at least 5 minutes per day, on at least 4 days per week, over an 8-week period. Interventions/Control_2 - To instruct participants to bathe only by showering at home.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Adults aged 18 years or older Without declines in ADL Without any disease that restiicts bathing Without treatments or medications for psychiatric disease Without treatments or medications for sleep problems Not currently taking bathtub bathing Willing to eighter take bathtub bathig at least 4 days in a week or continue bathing only by showering , depending on the random assignment Not currently bathing outside the home (e.g., at publi bath houses or gyms) If female, not currently pregnant or breastfeeding Key exclusion criteria - Individuals aged 17 years or younger With declines in ADL With any disease that restiicts bathing With treatments or medications for psychiatric disease With treatments or medications for sleep problems Currently taking bathtub bathing Not willing to eighter take bathtub bathig at least 4 days in a week or continue bathing only by showering, depending on the random assignment Currently bathing outside the home (e.g., at publi bath houses or gyms) If female, currently pregnant or breastfeeding Target Size - 174

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 06 Month 30 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 09 Month 17 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 07 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000067446

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