Relationship between children's masticatory ability and physical and mental health status.

Objective evaluation of chewing ability and mental and physical health of children and elucidation of the correlation between them. - Objective evaluation of chewing ability and mental and physical health of children and elucidation of the correlation between them.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000044427

Enrollment

100

Registered

2021-06-04

Start date

2021-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Healthy children and adults

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 5th grade elementary school students and their parents. Obtained written informed consent before the participation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children who are difficult to chew gum.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Subjective physical and mental health (DSRS-C, KINDL, SDQ)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Anthropometry (height, weight)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactToshiko Kuwano

University of Shizuoka School of Food and Nutritional Sciences

kuwano@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp054-264-5513

Outcome results