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The effect of oral exercise using solid food is chewy texture for improvement of the chewing and swallowing function in older people : pilot study

The effect of oral exercise using solid food is chewy texture for improvement of the chewing and swallowing function in older people : pilot study - The effect of oral exercise program for improvement ofthe oral function in elderly

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000025383
Enrollment
20
Registered
2018-03-31
Start date
2017-01-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Aspiration pneumonitis

Interventions

The participant receives oral exercises using solid food is a chewy texture three times a day before every meal for two weeks

Sponsors

Yamaguchi University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 2 1 The person who can express one's sense and impression The person (including the person who put on dentures) that body function and oral status (inflammatory presence, teeth and a gingival state) is healthy 3 The person who can eat a chewing candy, a gum, a gummi candy, kombu, a dried cuttlefish 4 The person that the agreement in the document by the free will of study participants was obtained after enough understanding after having received enough explanation on participating of this study 5 The person who can train new oral exercises using solid food is a chewy texture while watching an image before every meal three times a day about preliminary investigation 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 The person who has been noted renal dysfunction from results of medical examination of the physician and the multiphasic health screening 2 The person who receives oral medicine and insulin injection for diabetes 3 The person who is diagnosed dementia or is noted possibility of the dementia from close relatives 4 The person with the symptom of the deglutition dysfunction that a gargle is not possible with the difficulty of swallowing 5 The person with implanting a false tooth and the filler of the teeth which seem to come off or the person that dentures are incompatible 6 The person with a history of jaw arthritis 7 The person with the disease in the cervical part

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Ability for chewing, lip pressure and tongue pressure, secretion amount of saliva, repetitive saliva swallowing test

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKawamura Atsuko

Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences Community / Gerontological Nursing

atsuko@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp0836222810

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026