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A study to evaluate whether absence of teeth causes nutritional deficiencies.

Edentulism: A cause of nutritional deficiency in elderly women

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/10/005112
Enrollment
189
Registered
2014-10-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Completely edentulous female of 45-65 yrs without history of denture wearing and food supplements.

Interventions

Intervention1: case group: one case group with food supplements and other case group without food supplements. Food supplement consist of Protein,Carbohydrate,Vitamin A,D,E,K,C,B1,B2,B6,B12,Calcium,Ir

Sponsors

Department of Biotechnology New Delhi India
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: i) Class 1 complete edentulous (2 â?? 6 months) with no history of denture wearing for case group/ class 1 occlusion with complete dentition for control group ii) Female age between 45 -65 yrs.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: i) Women suffering from any metabolic disease/malignancy ii) Age less than 45 yrs and more than 65 yrs iii) Women diagnosed with osteoporosis or undergoing any treatment for the same iv) Patients on food supplements

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Evaluation of bone mineral density by bone densitometryTimepoint: 2 years;Evaluation of Masticatory efficiency by electromyography of masseter muscle and masticatory performance by fractional sieving testTimepoint: 2 years

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of Nutritional Status: This would be assessed by biochemical investigations and diet record of the patient. a) Haemoglobin estimation b) Serum Calcium c) Serum albumin d) Vitamin DTimepoint: First follow up will be done in 3 months and second follow up will be done at 6 months.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBalendra Pratap Singh

King Georges Medical University, Lucknow

balendra02@yahoo.com09839121151

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026