The Effectiveness of Auricular Acupuncture on Improving Secretion of Saliva Among Institutional Older Population
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
- Enrollment
- 124
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Subjective dry mouth health
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The study aims to examine the effect of auricular acupuncture on improving oral health in older population. The hypothesis of this study is that older people receiving auricular acupuncture can increase salivary secretion. By identifying the effectiveness of auricular acupuncture can increase salivary secretion; suitable care can be suggested to improve oral health in older population living in long-term institutions.
Detailed Description
The elderly living in long-term institutions are mostly limited to physical dysfunction and highly dependence. In addition, the chronic diseases are affected by taking a variety of drugs, which may easily lead to dry mouth. Thus, providing oral health to increase secretion of saliva is high recommended to those older population. The study is used to examine the effect of auricular acupuncture on improving oral health in older population. The eligible participants are random assign to experimental group receiving auricular acupuncture and control group having ineffective auricular acupuncture. Outcome measures include demographic variables, general health status and secretion of saliva, such as: Subjective dry mouth condition and objective mouth condition. Generalized linear model will be used to examine the effect of auricular acupuncture on improving oral health. By identifying the effectiveness of auricular acupuncture can increase salivary secretion; suitable care can be suggested to improve oral health in older population living in long-term institutions.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description
Two blinded researchers indenpendent performered auricular acupuncture for experimental or control group, respectively.
Experimental group receive true auricular acupuncture and control group receive sham auricular acupuncture.
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 65 Years to — (Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Residents in long-term institutions aged over 65 years old
- •Living in long-term institutions at least six months and above
- •Having normal cognitive functions with Mini-Mental State Examination scores more than 25 scores.
Exclusion Criteria
- •The resident whose acupuncture point has Trauma, eczema or ulcer.
- •Incapable of salivary secretion caused by disease,sush as radiation-induced xerostomia among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Sjogren's Syndrome,acute sialadenitis,chronic recurrent sialadenitis,viral salivary gland infection,salivary gland stones.
Arms & Interventions
True auricular acupuncture
Effective auricular acupuncture
Intervention: True auricular acupuncture (Other)
Sham auricular acupuncture
Ineffective auricular acupuncture
Intervention: sham auricular acupuncture (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Subjective dry mouth health
Time Frame: pre-test and post-test
self-rated salivation
Objective dry mouth health
Time Frame: pre-test and post-test
Salivation measured by Oral moisture meter
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Huang, Hui-Chuan
The Effectiveness of Auricular Acupuncture on Improving Secretion of Saliva Among Institutional Older Population
Taipei Medical University