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

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: dementia

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000039407
• Lead Sponsor: ORTHOMEDICO Inc.

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-02-06
• Study Completion: 2021-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

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: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maximum tongue pressure * Assess the measured value at the screening and at four, eight, and 12 weeks after the start of training and calculate the amount of change from at the screening.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Repetitive saliva swallowing test (RSST) 2. Oral diadochokinetic (ODK) rate 3. Oral assessment 4. Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) *1-4 Assess the measured value at the screening and at four, eight, and 12 weeks after the start of training and calculate the amount of change from at the screening.