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The Effects of Technological Oral Health Management

ConditionsOral HealthMalnutritionDysphagiaSarcopenia
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorChang Gung University of Science and Technology

About this trial

The goal of interventional study is to for the elderly who have poor chewing and eating ability after installing removable dentures through the intervention of oral mastication training and texture and diet education, the effects on oral health, eating ability, nutrition, and physical function changes are confirmed in Elderly individuals residing in Chiayi County who are 65 years of age or older, capable of self-care, conscious, and able to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese. The main question it aims to answer is:

•Are there significant benefits to oral health, eating ability, nutrition, and physical function through the intervention of oral mastication training and texture and diet education? Researchers will compare changes in oral health, eating ability, nutrition, and physical functioning results to see if oral mastication training is effective.

Participants will:

* Experimental group: oral mastication training and texture and diet education. * Control group: only texture and diet education. * Cases were tracked in month 1 and will be tracked again in month 6.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

residing in Chiayi County who are 65 years of age or older

capable of self-care, conscious

able to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese.

Disqualifiers

non-residents of Chiayi County

unable to take care of themselves or are unconscious

demented or mentally challenged and are unable to cooperate

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • oral mastication training

    Behavioral

    Through specific exercises and techniques aimed at enhancing masticatory function and overall oral health.

  • texture and diet education

    Behavioral

    Teach the knowledge and techniques of softening food textures.

Treatment groups

112 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Oral Mastication Training and Texture and Diet EducationExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: Texture and Diet EducationActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Oral Frailty Index-8

The total score was 11 points. 0-2 points: low risk, 3 points: medium risk, and 4 points or above: high risk.

Time frame
Baseline, 1 month, 6 months.
2

Iowa Oral Performance Instrument

It is considered abnormal for values below the 5th percentile.

Time frame
Baseline, 1 month, 6 months.
3

Food Intake Questionnaire

A subject with four or more 'difficult-to-eat' responses to the 14-food group questionnaire would be classified as abnormal.

Time frame
Baseline, 1 month, 6 months.
4

Comfort Eating Scale

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 represents very good (no impact, no pain) and 10 represents very bad (impact, pain).

Time frame
Baseline, 1 month, 6 months.

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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Chang Gung University of Science and Technology

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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