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New training aims to boost feeding skills for elderly care workers

NCT ID NCT07384481

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a 20-hour training course designed to improve how healthcare aides help elderly people eat safely. Researchers will enroll 150 students in long-term care programs in Taiwan and measure changes in their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors before and after the training. The goal is to see if this course can better prepare care workers to support feeding and swallowing in aging populations.

What this could mean

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Active substance
20-hour core competency training course for eating support healthcare aides
What this could lead to
If successful, this training could improve the quality of feeding care for elderly people in long-term care settings.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. The primary outcome measure has limited reliability.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 150 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Aug 2025

Expected to finish

Jul 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

19 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Student Group Inclusion Criteria * Enrolled in a long-term care-related educational program (either a five-year junior college program or a four-year technical program). * In the year immediately preceding graduation (fifth-year junior college students or third-year technical program students). * Aged 19 years or older. * Had completed the Basic Care Practice and Laboratory course. * Able to attend the full 20-hour training course. Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling to participate or unable to complete the full 20-hour course (e.g., due to other academic commitments) * Industry Healthcare Aide Group Inclusion Criteria: * Currently employed as a professional healthcare aide in community-based or institutional long-term care settings. * Actively working in a care aide role with at least one year of relevant experience. * Possess a valid Taiwan Care Worker Training Certificate. * Aged 20 years or older. * Able to communicate in both Mandarin and Taiwanese. * Able to attend the full 20-hour training course. Exclusion Criteria: * Younger than 20 years of age. * Unable to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese. * Not currently employed as a community or institutional care aide. * Unable to complete the full 20-hour course

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Locations

  • Chang Gung Medical Foundation

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    Tainan, Taiwan, 721, Taiwan

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