Clinical Trial: Identification of Key Terms in Foundational Literature for a Concept Analysis of "Okuijime," the Last Meal in Life: Core Components of Dietary Support in End-of-Life Care for Older Adults (Japan)

Tokyo, Feb. 25 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060731) titled 'Identification of Key Terms in Foundational Literature for a Concept Analysis of "Okuijime," the Last Meal in Life: Core Components of Dietary Support in End-of-Life Care for Older Adults' on Feb. 24.

Study Type: Others,meta-analysis etc

Primary Sponsor: Institute - University of Nagasaki

Condition: Condition - terminally ill Classification by malignancy - Malignancy Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This study aims to identify key terms for an exhaustive and efficient search of foundational literature and practice reports, serving as a basis for a concept analysis of "Okuijime" (the last meal in life) in end-of-life care for older adults. Basic objectives2 - Others

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 65 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - PATIENT:end-of-life older adults (aged 65+) Serch terms:end-of-life older adults, end-of-life care, terminal stage We decided to include materials describing the "final stages of life" (including end-of-life, terminal, and palliative care phases), in addition to those specifically focused on the "end-of-life older adults."

CONCEPT:Dietary support through "Okui-jime" in end-of-life care for older adults Serch terms: "Okui-jime" "end-of-life," "older adults," "oral intake/eating"

CONTEXT:Publicly available materials written in Japanese, including original research articles, books (monographs and professional texts), conference proceedings (abstracts and seminar materials), and magazine articles. Key exclusion criteria - (1)Materials that do not focus on dietary support in end-of-life care (e.g., those focused on pain management). (2)Materials that exclusively cover topics other than dietary support.

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 02 Month 22 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 02 Month 23 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 02 Month 23 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 03 Month 09 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069394

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