Effects of Tapping Teeth and Swallowing Saliva on Oral Health and Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Older Adults

Effects of Oral Health Behavior Intervention on Mild Cognitive Impairment and Quality of Life in Community-dwelling Older Adults

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2000039894

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2020-11-13

Start date

2020-11-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-02-22

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Conditions

mild cognitive impairment

Interventions

intervention group 1:oral health instruction

intervention group 2:oral excercise of tapping teeth and swallowing saliva

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. self-care ability of daily living; 2. able to communicate proficiently.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (such as stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, myocardial infarction, heart failure, etc.) with serious sequelae; 2. Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases; 3. With a history of severe head trauma, hepatic encephalopathy, urotoxic encephalopathy, infectious encephalopathy, heavy metal poisoning, etc.; 4. Diagnosed with mental disorders such as anxiety and depression; 5. Unable to complete the whole course due to extreme weakness and poor vision.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
cognitive function;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
bite force;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYing Zhang

Shanghai Stomatological Hospital

zhangyingcmu@vip.163.com+86 13917555798

Outcome results

None listed

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