Improving the oral healTh of Older People In Care homes: a feasibility study (TOPIC)

niversity College London0 sites119 target enrollmentApril 17, 2020

Overview

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34215322/ (added 05/07/2021)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

April 17, 2020

End Date

October 31, 2023

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

niversity College London

•Care home providers in London and Northern Ireland will be recruited using the following eligibility criteria:
•1\. Care homes will require to have a minimum of 20 residents (as approximately half are expected to be edentate)
•Residents in the recruited care homes will be screened to determine whether they meet the eligibility criteria:
•1\. Over the age of 65 years
•2\. Dentate or partially dentate
•3\. Full\-time resident in care facility

•The exclusion criteria for the care homes will be:
•1\. Have high\-dependency units and end\-of\-life care
•The exclusion criteria for the residents will be:
•1\. Residents who are receiving end\-of\-life or palliative care
•2\. Residents with severe cognitive impairment (6\-CIT score of 10 or higher)
•A trained dental examiner will screen the participants for eligibility using a screening questionnaire covering the above criteria. Participants will also be asked the Six\-item Cognitive Impairment Test (6\-CIT) in order to assess their level of cognitive function. Residents with normal cognitive function (6\-CIT score of 0\-7\) and those with mild cognitive impairment (6\-CIT score of 8\-9\) will be included in the study, while those with severe cognitive impairment (6\-CIT score of 10 or higher) will be excluded. As cognitive function tends to fluctuate in this population, we will attempt the 6\-CIT screening test at different days and times on residents identified with severe cognitive impairment in order to identify potential time periods that would facilitate higher inclusion of participants in the study.