Assessment of Mastication and Quality of Life in Frail Elderly Persons
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Frail ElderlyElderlyM01.060.116.100.540M01.060.116.100
- Registration Number
- RBR-3x8xc3
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba - UNICAMP
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Completely edentulous; wearing bimaxillary dentures; presence of the frailty phenotype (experimental group); abscence of cognitive problems and / or dementia; abscence of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Exclusion Criteria
History of stroke; signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders; cognitive deficit; uncontrolled systemic diseases.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Expected outcome 1. Reduced bite force in Frail Elderly compared to the elderly without this phenotype, measured by pressure sensors connected to a specific amplifier and software (Quantum X and Catman Easy, respectively), evaluated 2 months after adaptation with complete dentures.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method