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Verification of Effective Tsunami Evacuation Methods for Patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure Living in Coastal Areas of Okinawa Prefecture -Is vertical evacuation to home or nearby buildings effective and feasible?-

Verification of Effective Tsunami Evacuation Methods for Patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure Living in Coastal Areas of Okinawa Prefecture -Is vertical evacuation to home or nearby buildings effective and feasible?-

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1072230060
Enrollment
40
Registered
2023-09-07
Start date
2023-10-17
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

Chronic respiratory disease COPD, IP

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Kobayashi Jun
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1, Those who are attending the Department of Respiratory Medicine at the University of the Ryukyus Hospital as an outpatient as of April 2023 2, Those who have been diagnosed with a chronic respiratory disease 3, Those who live in the expected tsunami inundation area along the coast of Okinawa Prefecture 4, Those who live at home 5, Those who have given consent to participate in this study 6, Those who are 20 years old or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1, Those who have been hospitalized or had a change in condition such as worsening of symptoms within the past 4 weeks 2, Patients with other serious comorbidities such as cancer or severe heart failure 3, Patients with severe motor dysfunction that affects walking 4, Patients with a contraindication to exercise therapy by a physician 5, Patients with absolute and relative contraindications to exercise therapy as defined in the 6MWT Guidelines 6, Patients who use home oxygen therapy 7, Pregnant or possibly pregnant 8, Those who could not give consent to participate in this study 9, Those who are under 20 years of age

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1, Evacuation success or failure in the case of horizontal evacuation 2, Evacuation success or failure in the case of vertical evacuation 3, Percentage of successful evacuation by horizontal evacuation from home to evacuation shelter 4, Percentage of successful evacuation by vertical evacuation from home and neighboring structures

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Other evacuation (support) methods when vertical evacuation is difficult

Contacts

Public ContactSohkun Hoshino

University of the Ryukyus

k238873@eve.u-ryukyu.ac.jp+81-98-895-1329

Outcome results

None listed

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