UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000062760
Receipt number R000071854
Scientific Title A Scoping Review of Home-Visit Postpartum Care in Japan
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/10/01
Last modified on 2026/09/01 09:19:14

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Basic information

Public title

A Scoping Review of Home-Visit Postpartum Care in Japan

Acronym

A Scoping Review of Home-Visit Postpartum Care in Japan

Scientific Title

A Scoping Review of Home-Visit Postpartum Care in Japan

Scientific Title:Acronym

A Scoping Review of Home-Visit Postpartum Care in Japan

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

None applicable

Classification by specialty

Nursing

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

This scoping review aims to synthesize the existing literature on home-visit postpartum care in Japan and identify service content, service delivery systems, evaluation measures and outcomes, and future research priorities.

Basic objectives2

Others

Basic objectives -Others

To identify future research issues regarding home-visit postpartum care in Japan.

Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2

Explanatory

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

The primary outcome is the overall evidence map of home-visit postpartum care in Japan, including the characteristics and scope of the existing research and the identification of gaps and future research priorities.

Key secondary outcomes

Service content: The types and characteristics of care provided through home-visit postpartum care.
Service delivery systems: The characteristics of systems for providing home-visit postpartum care, including providers, implementing organizations, eligibility criteria, frequency and duration of visits, fees, staffing, and interorganizational collaboration.
Evaluation measures: The measures and indicators used to evaluate home-visit postpartum care.
Evaluation outcomes: The outcomes reported in studies evaluating home-visit postpartum care.


Base

Study type

Others,meta-analysis etc


Study design

Basic design


Randomization


Randomization unit


Blinding


Control


Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms


Purpose of intervention


Type of intervention


Interventions/Control_1


Interventions/Control_2


Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit


Not applicable

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Female

Key inclusion criteria

Studies published from 2017 onward that meet the following Population, Concept, and Context (PCC) criteria will be included.
Population: Studies involving users of home-visit postpartum care in Japan (mothers and their families), providers (midwives, public health nurses, nurses, etc.), and municipalities and service providers involved in the delivery and operation of home-visit postpartum care.
Concept: Studies on home-visit postpartum care (outreach postpartum care) that address service content, service delivery systems, evaluation measures and outcomes, and operational challenges.
Context: Home-visit postpartum care provided as part of postpartum care services in Japan.

Key exclusion criteria

Studies focusing on home visits for newborns or during pregnancy
Studies limited to short-stay or day-service postpartum care programs
Studies focusing on postpartum telephone-based support
Studies focusing on home-visit nursing for purposes other than postpartum care
Conference abstracts and commentaries
Secondary research, including literature reviews, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses
Duplicate publications

Target sample size



Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name TOMOKO
Middle name
Last name TAMURA

Organization

Tokyo Medical University

Division name

School of Nursing

Zip code

160-8402

Address

6-1-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

TEL

03-3351-6141

Email

tamura@tokyo-med.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name TOMOKO
Middle name
Last name TAMURA

Organization

Tokyo Medical University

Division name

School of Nursing

Zip code

160-8402

Address

6-1-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

TEL

03-3351-6141

Homepage URL


Email

tamura@tokyo-med.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Tokyo Medical University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Tokyo Medical University Institutional Review Board

Address

6-1-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

Tel

03-3351-6141

Email

adm_irb@tokyo-med.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2026 Year 10 Month 01 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2026 Year 08 Month 26 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2026 Year 09 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2026 Year 12 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information

[Databases]
Igaku Chuo Zasshi (Ichushi-Web), CiNii Research
[Search terms] "Postpartum care," "Home visit," "Outreach," "Home-based visit"
[Data extraction]
Author, title, journal, publication year, objective, methods (assessment/measurement/analysis), participants (number), results (assessment/measurement results)


Management information

Registered date

2026 Year 09 Month 01 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 09 Month 01 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000071854