Core competency training for Taiwan's care food specialists
Official title: Nursing Department Assistant Professor
Run by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · NCT07384481 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project tests a 20-hour training course to see if it improves feeding, oral care, and nutrition skills for students and professional healthcare aides working in long-term care.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 19 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 150 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Tainan, Taiwan) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | August 1, 2025 |
| Main results expected | July 31, 2027 |
| Study ends | July 31, 2027 |
| Registry record updated | October 22, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07384481 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal participants are final-year long-term care students (fifth-year junior college or third-year technical program) and experienced professional healthcare aides in Taiwan who can attend the full 20-hour course.
✕Probably not a fit
People whose care needs require specialized clinical interventions beyond feeding and oral support, or those not in long-term care settings, are unlikely to benefit directly from this training.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
The project developed and delivered a 20-hour Core Competency Training Course focused on safe feeding practices, oral care, dysphagia diet management, and nutrition support. It used a three-arm waitlist control design with a student immediate intervention group, a student waitlist control group, and an industry (working aides) group. Participants completed pre- and post-course assessments and some took part in qualitative interviews to measure changes in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Training was conducted over two years with participants recruited from multiple regions and outcomes compared within and between groups.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, long-term care residents could receive safer feeding and better oral and nutritional care, lowering risks like aspiration and improving quality of life.
How similar studies have gone: Previous competency-based and dysphagia-training programs have reported improved caregiver knowledge and some care process improvements, so this approach builds on existing, partly successful evidence.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
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
Where it's running
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Chang Gung Medical Foundation
Tainan, Taiwan, Taiwan Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: ChiaHui Lin
- Email: clh9031@gmail.com
- Phone: +886-912748610
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.