The effect of pre-meal gum chewing programs on community-based elderly people's awareness of ease of eating, chewing ability, and swallowing ability
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Healthy elderly
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000046130
- Lead Sponsor
- International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up continuing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. Frequent saliva throat 2. Those who are undergoing dental treatment 3. Those who have pain when chewing 4. Those who have a habit of chewing gum before meals 5. Those who did not enter the group with good swallowing function in the 100 mL water drinking test with RSST 3 times or more.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method About awareness of ease of eating. Ask for answers using a 7-step Likert scale and free description using your own questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. 1. Swallowing function 1) Repeated saliva swallowing test (RSST) 2) 100mL drinking test (100WST) 3) EAT-10 2. 2. saliva 1) Oral wetness 2) Saliva production 3. 3. Chewing power