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The effect of pre-meal gum chewing programs on community-based elderly people's awareness of ease of eating, chewing ability, and swallowing ability

Effect of pre-meal chewing gum training on community-dwelling elderly people's awareness of ease of eating and masticatory / swallowing function - Effects of gum chewing programs on masticatory and swallowing functions

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000046130
Enrollment
30
Registered
2021-11-20
Start date
2021-08-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy elderly

Interventions

Perform a 2-minute gum chewing program for 1 month before each meal.

Sponsors

International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy elderly people living in the area who are 65 years old or older at the time of obtaining consent 2. Oral intake Independent and no obvious dysphagia. 3. Gum can be used safely without any obvious deterioration in cognitive function.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Frequent saliva throat 2. Those who are undergoing dental treatment 3. Those who have pain when chewing 4. Those who have a habit of chewing gum before meals 5. Those who did not enter the group with good swallowing function in the 100 mL water drinking test with RSST 3 times or more.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
About awareness of ease of eating. Ask for answers using a 7-step Likert scale and free description using your own questionnaire.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. 1. Swallowing function 1) Repeated saliva swallowing test (RSST) 2) 100mL drinking test (100WST) 3) EAT-10 2. 2. saliva 1) Oral wetness 2) Saliva production 3. 3. Chewing power—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAyaka Matsuzaki

International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School Graduate School of Medical Welfare

20s1203@g.iuhw.ac.jp03-5574-3900

Outcome results

None listed

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