Study on the improvement of oral function in the elderly requiring support and long-term care -Practice of dysphagia nursing by use of simplified comprehensive assessment tool for feeding support: Kuchi-Kara Taberu Index-

Study on the improvement of oral function in the elderly requiring support and long-term care -Practice of dysphagia nursing by use of simplified comprehensive assessment tool for feeding support: Kuchi-Kara Taberu Index- - Improvement of oral function in the elderly requiring support and long-term care and quality improvement of dysphagia nursing by use of Kuchi-Kara Taberu Index

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000032180

Enrollment

Registered

2018-04-10

Start date

2018-01-13

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

dysphagia

Interventions

Oral Function Improvement Program Oral function improvement program as well as support by the many types of job using simplified comprehensive assessment tool for feeding support: Kuchi-Kara Taberu In

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Study for the elderly requiring support and long-term care (1)The elderly requiring support and long-term care who are 65 years old or older and use outpatient nursing care services or short-stay nursing care services facilities (2)Those who got consent to this research (3)Those who understand instruction, can answer questions, and can talk. (4)Those who can continue efforts to improve oral function, and can answer the evaluation items 2)Study for nurses Nurses who works at short-stay nursing care services

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Study for the Elderly Requiring Support and Long-term Care (1)Those who will not be able to continue efforts to improve oral function for 3 months. (2)Those who cannot understand the instruction, cannot answer questions and cannot talk. (3)Those who have severe dementia and cannot understand instructions. (4) Those who have severe dysphagia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1)Study for the elderly requiring support and long-term care Enforcement group : Oral function improvement program as well as support by the many types of job using simplified comprehensive assessment tool for feeding support: Kuchi-Kara Taberu Index Non-enforcement group: Oral function improvement program only Evaluation items at the time of start and 3 month later (1)RSST (Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test) the number of swallowing for 30 seconds in both groups (2)Multiplication time of the first, the second, and the third swallowing in RSST in both groups (3) Oral diadochokinesis in both groups 2)Study for nurses Investigation at the time of start and 12 months later Mark of evaluation (5 phases) by modified quality assessment scale for dysphagia nursing in visiting nurses	—

Measure

Time frame

1)Study for the elderly requiring support and long-term care Enforcement group : Oral function improvement program as well as support by the many types of job using simplified comprehensive assessment tool for feeding support: Kuchi-Kara Taberu Index Non-enforcement group: Oral function improvement program only Evaluation items at the time of start and 3 month later (1)RSST (Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test) the number of swallowing for 30 seconds in both groups (2)Multiplication time of the first, the second, and the third swallowing in RSST in both groups (3) Oral diadochokinesis in both groups 2)Study for nurses Investigation at the time of start and 12 months later Mark of evaluation (5 phases) by modified quality assessment scale for dysphagia nursing in visiting nurses

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1)Study for the elderly requiring support and long-term care Enforcement group: Oral function improvement program as well as support by the many types of job using simplified comprehensive assessment tool for feeding support: Kuchi-Kara Taberu Index Non-enforcement group: Oral function improvement program only Evaluation items at the time of start and 3 month later (1) Bukubuku gargle test score (6 phase) before and after enforcement in both groups (2) Degree of the dirt of teeth or false teeth before and after enforcement in both groups (3) Food Intake LEVEL Scale before and after enforcement in both groups (4) Activities of daily living by functional oral intake scale before and after enforcement in both groups	—

Measure

Time frame

1)Study for the elderly requiring support and long-term care Enforcement group: Oral function improvement program as well as support by the many types of job using simplified comprehensive assessment tool for feeding support: Kuchi-Kara Taberu Index Non-enforcement group: Oral function improvement program only Evaluation items at the time of start and 3 month later (1) Bukubuku gargle test score (6 phase) before and after enforcement in both groups (2) Degree of the dirt of teeth or false teeth before and after enforcement in both groups (3) Food Intake LEVEL Scale before and after enforcement in both groups (4) Activities of daily living by functional oral intake scale before and after enforcement in both groups

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactFuminori Tanabe

Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi Department of Fundamental and Clinical Nursing

nyukiyo@yamanashi.ac.jp055-273-1111

Outcome results

None listed

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