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

Completed

• Conditions: dementia

• Registration Number: jRCTs032190193

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-01-24
• Study Start: 2020-04-16
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

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: parallel assignment

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
-		maximum tongue pressure