Exploratory study about changes of oral hygiene condition by eating the food containing aroma component in dementia patients

Exploratory study about changes of oral hygiene condition by eating the food containing aroma component in dementia patients - Exploratory study about changes of oral hygiene condition by eating the food containing aroma component in dementia patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000043983

Enrollment

Registered

2021-04-21

Start date

2021-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Dementia patients

Interventions

The food containing aroma component

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) 65 years of age or older (2) Male and Female (3) Dementia (4) Diagnosed by a physician or a speech therapist as being capable of feeding training with food (in the case of tube feeding)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Severe disease (2) Difficulty with Swallowing (3) Not permitted to join the study by doctors

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total number of oral bacteria	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
(1) Number of oral opportunistic pathogen (2) Number of oral periodontal bacteria (3) Oral hygiene conditions (tongue coating, bad breath, etc.) (4) Prevalence (fever, pneumonia, etc.) (5) Doctor's opinion	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMichiko Obara

Gifu Pharmaceutical University Community Healthcare Pharmacy

obara@gifu-pu.ac.jp058-230-8100

Outcome results

None listed

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