Study on the effect of chewing habits and biting force to the basic athletic performance

Study on the effect of chewing habits and occlusal force to the basic athletic performance - The effect of chewing habits and occlusal force to the basic athletic performance

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000037691

Enrollment

Registered

2019-10-01

Start date

2019-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Children who are healthy but have insufficient chewing activity

Interventions

Have a gum chewing exercise training using special xylitol gum (Lotte) done for 30 days. Without designation of training time zone, free chewing without designation of chewing pace. Ask parents to rec

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elementary school students (6th grade) and /or Junior high school studens Students who belong to the sports club

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children not in oral environment or condition to chew gum

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
basic athletic performance 30 days after chewing training started	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Occlusal force 30 days after chewing training started	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiroshi CHUREI

Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental Univ., Tokyo, Japan Department of Sports Medicine/Dentistry

chu.spmd@tmd.ac.jp+81358035867

Outcome results

None listed

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