Effects of exercise with tongue training tool on the oral function of dementia patients living in nursing homes

Not Applicable

• Conditions: dementia

• Registration Number: JPRN-jRCTs032190193
• Lead Sponsor: Hamajima Takuya

Brief Summary

The results of this study indicated that continuous tongue pressure training using the PecoPanda could improve the tongue pressure of the subjects. It was also thought that the use of PecoPanda strengthened the muscles necessary to pronounce "pa" and "ta," resulting in easier pronunciation of those sounds.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-01-24
• Study Completion: 2020-10-21
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 19

Inclusion Criteria

1. Subjects aged 65 or over who were diagnosed with dementia and were living in nursing homes where Medical Corporation Shinseikai involves in intraoral care
2. Subjects who are judged as eligible to participate in the study by the principal investigator
3. Subjects whose maximum tongue pressure is less than 30 kPa at screening (baseline)
4. If number of people whose maximum tongue pressure is less than 30 kPa at screening (baseline) exceed the sample size, select subjects with relatively low value in maximum tongue pressure

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects who are ineligibility to participate in the study based on the evaluation of the principal investigator

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
maximum tongue pressure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
repetitive saliva swallowing test (RSST), oral diadochokinetic (ODK) rate, oral assessment, Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI)