Oral health in patients with frailty in acute geriatric care - from the perspective of geriatrics, dentistry and health services research - an observational study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033778

Enrollment

150

Registered

2024-04-17

Start date

2024-02-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Frailty K02 K05 K03.6 R68.2

Interventions

Group 1: Dental examination and comprehensive geriatric assessment of hospitalized, predominantly frail patients in acute geriatric care: The aim is to investigate the correlation between frailty and

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - hospitalized patients - patients who submit a written declaration of consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - patients who are unable to understand instructions (e.g. dementia, delirium) - patients in a palliative state in the terminal stage - periodontal status: patients with haemophilia or with a heart disease record card

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Presentation of the correlation between frailty and oral health/dental status /care situation of patients in acute geriatric care: - frailty (Clinical Frailty Scale, FRAIL Scale) - geriatric assessment (Barthel Index, Geriatric Depression Scale, 4AT, Chair-rising, MNA-SF) - oral health indicators (DMF-T, DMF-S, CPI, CDC/AAP case classification, BOP) - oral hygiene (plaque index according to Silness and Löe) - denture hygiene (Denture Hygiene Index) - classification according to the resilience levels of dental functional capacity (ZFK) - oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-G 14) - general health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L) - testing of the ability to perform independent oral hygiene (TTMC&NC according to Schüler) - chewing efficiency test with Hue-check Gum - state of the toothbrush in use (Wear Rating) - interview on oral hygiene behavior, denture cleaning, use of dental services Telephone follow-up after 6 and 12 months: how has (dental) health developed? The data is collected by the study team, consisting of geriatricians and dentists.	—

Measure

Time frame

Presentation of the correlation between frailty and oral health/dental status /care situation of patients in acute geriatric care: - frailty (Clinical Frailty Scale, FRAIL Scale) - geriatric assessment (Barthel Index, Geriatric Depression Scale, 4AT, Chair-rising, MNA-SF) - oral health indicators (DMF-T, DMF-S, CPI, CDC/AAP case classification, BOP) - oral hygiene (plaque index according to Silness and Löe) - denture hygiene (Denture Hygiene Index) - classification according to the resilience levels of dental functional capacity (ZFK) - oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-G 14) - general health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L) - testing of the ability to perform independent oral hygiene (TTMC&NC according to Schüler) - chewing efficiency test with Hue-check Gum - state of the toothbrush in use (Wear Rating) - interview on oral hygiene behavior, denture cleaning, use of dental services Telephone follow-up after 6 and 12 months: how has (dental) health developed? The data is collected by the study team, consisting of geriatricians and dentists.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- mortality - identification of barriers in dental care - development of optimized care concepts for geriatric patients, which also takes into consideration of regional characteristics - description of the discrepancy between objective and subjective dental treatment needs	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMaximilian König

Arbeitsgruppe Geriatrische Epidemiologie und Versorgungsforschung (AGEV)

maximilian.koenig@med.uni-greifswald.de+493834 864890

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 25, 2026