| Unique ID issued by UMIN | UMIN000063191 |
|---|---|
| Receipt number | R000072319 |
| Scientific Title | A longitudinal study of health, physical function, and quality of work in working-age adults |
| Date of disclosure of the study information | 2026/10/30 |
| Last modified on | 2026/10/06 15:21:55 |
A cohort study on improving the quality of work and extending working life by occupational category among working-age adults
A longitudinal study of health, physical function, and quality of work in working-age adults
A longitudinal study of health, physical function, and quality of work in working-age adults
LIFE-WORK Study
| Japan |
Healthy working-age adults
| Rehabilitation medicine | Nursing | Adult |
Others
NO
To clarify, by occupational category, the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of health status, physical function, and lifestyle background with the quality of work (work productivity and work engagement) in working-age adults.
Others
Exploration of factors associated with the quality of work
Exploratory
Pragmatic
Not applicable
Work engagement (Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, 9-item version)
Blood pressure, body composition, grip strength, stand-up test, two-step test, 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale (GLFS-25), and lifestyle habits (smoking, drinking, exercise; based on the standard questionnaire of the Specific Health Checkups)
Observational
| 20 | years-old | <= |
| 64 | years-old | >= |
Male and Female
Individuals who meet any of the following and provide consent: (1) local government employees (Satte City, Hidaka City, Totsuka Ward of Yokohama City, and community general support centers); (2) faculty and staff of the investigators' institutions; (3) community residents aged 20-64 years; (4) employees of medical and long-term care facilities
Minors; individuals unable to provide consent; individuals who do not understand or agree to the study; individuals whose physicians have prohibited exercise; individuals with severe physical or mental impairments that interfere with testing
160
| 1st name | Kohei |
| Middle name | |
| Last name | MARUYA |
Japan University of Health Sciences
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences
340-0145
2-555, Hirasuka, Satte-shi, Saitama, JAPAN
0480-48-5806
k-maruya@jhsu.ac.jp
| 1st name | Junichiroh |
| Middle name | |
| Last name | KANEKO |
Japan University of Health Sciences
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences
340-0145
2-555, Hirasuka, Satte-shi, Saitama, Japan
0480-48-5806
j-kaneko@jhsu.ac.jp
Japan University of Health Sciences
Junichiroh KANEKO
Self funding
Self funding
JAPAN
Shonan University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Course (Principal investigator: Professor Yoshitsugu Omori; Co-investigator: Lecturer Masayuki Tsuchida) / 16-48 Kamishinano, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 244-0806, Japan / TEL +81-45-821-0111 (main)
Shinshu University, School of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy (Principal investigator: Associate Professor Kazuaki Oyake) / 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan / TEL +81-263-37-2408
Research Ethics Committee, Japan University of Health Sciences
2-555, Hirasuka, Satte-shi, Saitama, Japan
0480-48-5806
ethics-re@jhsu.ac.jp
NO
| 2026 | Year | 10 | Month | 30 | Day |
Unpublished
Open public recruiting
| 2026 | Year | 01 | Month | 21 | Day |
| 2026 | Year | 04 | Month | 08 | Day |
| 2026 | Year | 07 | Month | 28 | Day |
| 2032 | Year | 03 | Month | 31 | Day |
No intervention (observational study). Participants will undergo blood pressure measurement, body composition measurement, physical function tests (grip strength, stand-up test, and two-step test), and questionnaires (demographics, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale 9-item version, 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale, and lifestyle habits).
| 2026 | Year | 10 | Month | 06 | Day |
| 2026 | Year | 10 | Month | 06 | Day |
Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072319