Orofacial and linguistic-communicative activation in the elderly

Orofacial and linguistic-communicative activation in the elderly - OrkA

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00031594

Enrollment

100

Registered

2023-06-27

Start date

2023-06-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

age-related decline of muscle function, speech and communication, sarcopenia of the swallowing muscles,

Interventions

Group 1: Orofacial and linguistic-communicative training Group 2: no intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (a) elderly people in nursing homes (independent of age, sex or diagnosis) (b) no frailty or maximum of mild to moderate frailty (clinical frailty scale: Level <5, Rockwood [13] (evaluated by nursing staff or legal guardian) (c) physical and psychological ability to participate in group exercises (evaluated by nursing staff) (d) cognitive abilites to give informed consent (evaluated by nursing staff or legal guardian) (e) sufficient speech and hearing ability

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: diagnosed swallow, speech or language imapairment (speech pathology; EAT-10 Score <2), moderate to severe dementia (DemTect =8), life expectancy less than 6 months (double surprise question)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
swallowing capability tested with the timed test of swallowing capacity (TTSC) before (t0), after (t1) and 6 months after (t2) the intervention.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
linguistic compentence as tested by the Regensburger Wortflüssigkeitstest (RWT) (verbal fluency features), self-assessment of everyday communicative activities (CAL) self reported eating and swallowing frailty by Eating Assessment Tool (EAT 10), results evaluation of cognitive skills measured by DemTec, process evaluation using pseudonymized field notes (protocols of intervention, feedback rounds of training session, training session diary, as well as semi-structured interviews of the subjects by means of evaluation sheets after treatment)	—

Measure

Time frame

linguistic compentence as tested by the Regensburger Wortflüssigkeitstest (RWT) (verbal fluency features), self-assessment of everyday communicative activities (CAL) self reported eating and swallowing frailty by Eating Assessment Tool (EAT 10), results evaluation of cognitive skills measured by DemTec, process evaluation using pseudonymized field notes (protocols of intervention, feedback rounds of training session, training session diary, as well as semi-structured interviews of the subjects by means of evaluation sheets after treatment)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactWenke Walther

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Institut für Allgemeinmedizin und Palliativmedizin

walther.wenke@mh-hannover.de+49 511 532 8091

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026