The impact of high-volume or high-intensity tongue strength training on tongue strength in healthy older adults

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• Conditions: Tongue strength; Oral Health

• Registration Number: ISRCTN98899535
• Lead Sponsor: Antwerp University Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-02-08
• Last Update Posted: 19 February 2024
• Study Completion: 2026-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

1. Minimum age 70 years (Van den Steen et al., 2018)
2. Belgian origin
3. Dutch native speaker (Vanderwegen et al., 2012)
4. MIPa and MIPp within Belgian normative data (Vanderwegen et al., 2012)

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of dysphagia
2. Cognitive deficit (based on the MoCA-score < pc 8) (Thissen et al, 2010; Kessels et al., 2022)
3. Positive dysphagia screening (Yale Swallowing Protocol) (Suiter et al., 2014)
4. If participants drop out for a whole exercise week (i.e. if patients miss three consecutive therapy sessions)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Isolated tongue strength represented by Maximum Isometric Pressure (MIP) measured anteriorly (MIPa) and posteriorly (MIPp) in both treatment arms. MIP is measured with the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument version 2.1. and 2.3 (IOPI Medical LCC, Redmond, WA USA). Participants are instructed to press the bulb as hard as possible against the palate. The highest value obtained over three trials was used for MIP. MIPa and MIPp are performed at baseline, after 4 and 8 weeks of training and 4 weeks after the last training session to document possible detraining effects.