Oral health care intervention for elderly patients with dementia

Follow-up study of oral health care and oral function intervention for elderly patients with dementia: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN48177484

Enrollment

200

Registered

2020-07-06

Start date

2018-06-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-14

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Conditions

Oral health of elderly patients with mild dementia (Clinical Dementia Rating=1.0) Oral Health

Interventions

In this study, the elderly with mild dementia will be recruited in the Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital. The physicians of Neurology Dementia outpatient c

each group has 100 participants. A 30 minutes face-to-face teaching activity for EG participants and their caregivers was implemented by a well-trained dental hygienist. It concluded

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged over 65 years 2. Diagnosis of mild dementia (Clinical Dementia Rating=1.0)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with post-stroke dementia 2. Smokers or betel quid chewers, or both users who have quit less than 6 months 3. Conditions that cause patients can not receive examination or intervention (such as blind, deaf) 4. Patients who have fewer than 4 pairs of functional teeth

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Oral hygiene measured using the Plaque Index (PI) and Winkel tongue coating index (WTCI) at pre-test and after 3 and 6 months 2. Oral function measured using the repetitive saliva swallowing test (RSST), oral diadochokinesis (DDK), perceived xerostomia and dysphagia scales at pre-test and after 3 and 6 months 3. Physical status measured using the Body Mass Index (BMI) at pre-test and after 3 and 6 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Oral hygiene measured using the Plaque Index (PI) and Winkel tongue coating index (WTCI) at pre-test and after 3 and 6 months 2. Oral function measured using the repetitive saliva swallowing test (RSST), oral diadochokinesis (DDK), perceived xerostomia and dysphagia scales at pre-test and after 3 and 6 months 3. Physical status measured using the Body Mass Index (BMI) at pre-test and after 3 and 6 months

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Oral health care behaviors measured using questionnaire at pre-test and after 3 and 6 months	—

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

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