The impact of exercise frequency from training tongue strength in healthy older adults.

Tongue strengthening exercises in healthy older adults: effect of exercise frequency. A randomized trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN13831900

Enrollment

Registered

2019-06-11

Start date

2015-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-07-01

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Conditions

Tongue strengthening exercise as a form of swallowing rehabilitation Digestive System

Interventions

Participants were randomly assigned to two different treatment arms. Subjects are assigned to one of the two therapy groups based on a sequence generated by the online randomization tool at www.random

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Minimum age 70 years 2. Living in nursing home 3. Belgian origin 4. Dutch native speaker 5. MIPP and MIPP within normative data

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cognitive deficit (MMSE-score > 24) 2. Dysphagia (Yale Swallowing Protocol)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Gain in isolated tongue strength represented by MIP (Maximal Isometric Pressure) measured anteriorly (MIPA) and posteriorly (MIPP) in both treatment arms. For all strength measurements, the instruction was given to press (MIP) as hard as possible. The highest pressure obtained over 3 trials for maximum tongue strength was used for MIP. A 3-second time frame per attempt was used to reach maximum values. MIPA and MIPP were performed at baseline (BL), after 4 and 8 weeks training (4wT and 8wT) and 4 and 8 weeks after the last training session (4wDT and 8wDT) to document possible detraining effects. A margin of 48 hours was tolerated for all described time points to accommodate for rescheduling.	—

Measure

Time frame

Gain in isolated tongue strength represented by MIP (Maximal Isometric Pressure) measured anteriorly (MIPA) and posteriorly (MIPP) in both treatment arms. For all strength measurements, the instruction was given to press (MIP) as hard as possible. The highest pressure obtained over 3 trials for maximum tongue strength was used for MIP. A 3-second time frame per attempt was used to reach maximum values. MIPA and MIPP were performed at baseline (BL), after 4 and 8 weeks training (4wT and 8wT) and 4 and 8 weeks after the last training session (4wDT and 8wDT) to document possible detraining effects. A margin of 48 hours was tolerated for all described time points to accommodate for rescheduling.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Gain in tongue strength during swallowing represented by Pswal measured anteriorly (PswalA) and posteriorly (PswalP) in both treatment arms. For all strength measurements, the instruction was given to swallow (saliva) as hard as possible. The highest pressure obtained over 3 trials for maximum tongue strength was used for Pswal. A 3-second time frame per attempt was used to reach maximum values. PswalA and PswalP were performed at baseline (BL), after 4 and 8 weeks training (4wT and 8wT) and 4 and 8 weeks after the last training session (4wDT and 8wDT) to document possible detraining effects. A margin of 48 hours was tolerated for all described time points to accommodate for rescheduling.	—

Measure

Time frame

Gain in tongue strength during swallowing represented by Pswal measured anteriorly (PswalA) and posteriorly (PswalP) in both treatment arms. For all strength measurements, the instruction was given to swallow (saliva) as hard as possible. The highest pressure obtained over 3 trials for maximum tongue strength was used for Pswal. A 3-second time frame per attempt was used to reach maximum values. PswalA and PswalP were performed at baseline (BL), after 4 and 8 weeks training (4wT and 8wT) and 4 and 8 weeks after the last training session (4wDT and 8wDT) to document possible detraining effects. A margin of 48 hours was tolerated for all described time points to accommodate for rescheduling.

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Countries

Belgium

Contacts

Public ContactLeen Van den Steen

leen.van.den.steen@uza.be+32 (0)32813441

Outcome results

None listed

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