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Anticholinergic burden and dry mouth problems among community-dwelling German older adults 50 years and older receiving dental care – a retrospective cross-sectional study

Anticholinergic burden and dry mouth problems among community-dwelling German older adults 50 years and older receiving dental care – a retrospective cross-sectional study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00032877
Enrollment
170
Registered
2023-10-17
Start date
2023-02-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

K11.7

Interventions

Group 1: Patients over 50 years of age who come to the Cologne Dental Clinic as part of the student courses are examined according to the usual procedure. This includes a review of a detailed dental e

Sponsors

Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung und Parodontologie Uniklink Zahn
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients receiving dental care at the student classes of the policlinics of periodontology and operative dentistry, University hospital of Cologne

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The anticholinergic burden is determined on the basis of the medication taken with the ACB index for German-language medications (Kiesel et al.). Detailed dental findings as well as subjective dry mouth using VAS scales and objective saliva measurement.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Relationship between anticholinergic drug exposure with xerostomia (XVAS) and unstimulated salivary secretion (USFR) in this population and whether increasing age can serve as an influencing variable.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactGreta Barbe

Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung und Parodontologie Uniklinik Köln

greta.barbe@uk-koeln.de+49 221 478 96743

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026