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The health education program for local residents in Ginowan City, Okinawa, Japan

The health education program for local residents in Ginowan City, Okinawa, Japan - Ginowan Kenko Project 1

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000052034
Enrollment
320
Registered
2023-09-19
Start date
2023-09-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

lifestyle-related disease

Interventions

Online health education will be provided to residents in the intervention neighborhood association after the baseline survey (intervention group) for one year. In addition, health promotion hybrid-sty

Sponsors

University of the Ryukyus
Lead Sponsor
Okinawa International University
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults 18 years of age or older residing in the Ginowan City Community Association 2. Subjects who agree to use aurora, a health application developed by Okinawa Prefecture

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who are judged by the investigator to be medically unfit to participate in the study. 2. Patients who have complications of diseases for which prognosis is defined 3. Patients who had a stroke, myocardial infarction, or heart failure within six months 4. Patients who developed cancer within five years 5. Patients with severe liver dysfunction (liver cirrhosis) 6. Patients with severe renal dysfunction (dialysis patients) 7. Patients with dementia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in health literacy scale (continuous variable)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. change in the subjective view of health (category) 2. behavior change related to eating habits (category) 3. Behavior change related to exercise habits (category) 4. Behavior change related to the use of health apps (category) 5. Changes in Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) scores (continuous variables and categories) 6. Changes in body weight and body mass index (BMI) (continuous variables) 7. Changes in health checkup behavior (categorical) 8. Changes in participation in community activities (category) 9. Change in weight entered into the health app (continuous variable) 10. Change in the number of steps entered into the health application (continuous variable) 11. Change in blood pressure entered into the health app (continuous variable) 12. Change in sleep time entered into the health app (continuous variable)

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAtsushi Sakima

University of the Ryukyus Health Administration Center

asakima@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp098-895-8144

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026