sing other members of the dental team to provide oral care for residents in care homes
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Oral HealthOral health in care-home residents
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN16332897
- Lead Sponsor
- Bangor University
- Brief Summary
2021 Protocol article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06487-3 protocol version 3 (added 18/08/2022)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 280
Inclusion Criteria
Care homes:
1. Care homes are expected to have a minimum of ten residents over the age of 65 years
Residents:
1. Over the age of 65 years
2. Dentate or partially dentate (at least six natural teeth)
3. Full-time resident in a care facility
Exclusion Criteria
Care home:
1. High-dependency units
2. Current participation in TOPIC, Gwên am Byth or other oral health programme
3. Care-homes that specialize in end-of-life or palliative care
Residents:
1. Residents who are receiving end-of-life or palliative care
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Plaque coverage measured using the Silness & Loë plaque index measured at baseline, 6 and 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Oral health measured using bleeding on probing at baseline, 6 and 12 months2. Pain measured by asking the participating resident if they have experienced any episodes of sensitive teeth, episodes of toothache or abscess or swelling in the mouth (no = healthy, yes = adverse event – mild, moderate or severe) at baseline, 6 and 12 months3. Oral health-related quality of life using the OIDP at baseline, 6 and 12 months4. Health-related quality of life using EuroQol’s five dimensions (EQ-5D5L) at baseline, 6 and 12 months5. Episodes of unscheduled care reported weekly by care home staff and at baseline, 6 and 12 months by researchers6. New coronal and root caries lesions reported weekly by care home staff and at baseline, 6 and 12 months by researchers