patients 60 years of age and older
Conditions
Interventions
Oral Function Deterioration Group (Utanohara et al. Maximum age-specific tongue pressure below average) Oral function normal group (Utanohara et al. Age-specific maximum tongue pressure is above aver
Sponsors
Hospital of Hyogo College of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 60 or older in Hyogo College Of Medicine Hospital. Patients who is able to understand instructions of opening mouth, tongue thrust and tongue elevation. Patients whose blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen saturation are below the required standards for rehabilitation at rest, during and after exercise.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Structural disorder of the palate, tongue, jaw. Patients with dementia, aphasia, severe dysphagia, oral musitis and gingival recession.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maximum retention( Maximum power to hold the gauze in the tongue and palate ) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maximum tongue pressure value measured by JMS The tongue pressure value of the saliva effort swallowing measured by Swallowscan Acoustic analysis of Oral Diadochokinesis Left and right repetitive movement of the tongue | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKohei Horikawa
Hospital of Hyogo College of Medicine Department of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Outcome results
None listed