Exploratory study on tongue pressure and the tongue base-lifting muscle activity during articulation,chewing and swallowing in elderly people.

Exploratory study on tongue pressure and the tongue base-lifting muscle activity during articulation,chewing and swallowing in elderly people. - Exploratory study on tongue pressure and the tongue base-lifting muscle activity in elderly people.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000037441

Enrollment

Registered

2019-10-01

Start date

2019-09-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

dysphagia frailty

Interventions

Perform EMG recording under the following conditions. 1)articulation 2)chewing and swallowing. Perform oral and swallowing function evaluation.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elderly people using removable dentures for unilateral free end space in either upper or lower jaw.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: When a subjects corresponds to any of the following items, he/she is excluded from this study; 1)Allergy to alcohol antiseptic solution 2)Dysphagia 3)In addition, those judged to be inappropriate by the research director and the research sharing person as subjects

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Muscle activity of tongue base-lifting activity at the time of the intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Onset and offset timing of the muscle activity, muscle activity continuation time at the time of the intervention	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYousuke Manda

Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama University Department of Occlusal and Oral Functional Rehabilitation

y.manda@s.okayama-u.ac.jp086-235-6687

Outcome results

None listed

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