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Development of oral function training program for cognitive function of the elderly

Not Applicable
Conditions
Oral hypofunction dementia
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000045805
Lead Sponsor
Tohoku University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up continuing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
63
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Those who have a disorder of stomatognathic function or who are undergoing treatment for it. (2) Those who need to go to the dental clinic for dental treatment during the intervention period. (3) Those who are judged to interfere with training due to denture incompatibility. (4) Denture users with 3 or more consecutive defects. (5) Eihiner classification B2-C3. (6) Those who play games for one hour or more a week. (7) Adults who do not have sufficient judgment ability. (8) Persons with a history of mental illness, diabetes, cranial nerve disease, or heart disease. (9) Those taking drugs that affect cognitive function (eg, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, central nervous system drugs). (10) Those who have a score of 26 points or less in her MMSE-J (Mini Mental State Examination-Japanese), which is a screening test for dementia. (11) Those who are currently participating in other exams, or those who have participated in other exams within 2 months before the start of the exam. (12) Those who cannot participate in the pre-examination and post-examination conducted before and after the intervention period. (13) Others who are judged to be inappropriate.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in cognitive and oral function due to training after 6weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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