The Effect of Exercise Frequency in Tongue-Hold Swallowing on Tongue Pressure, Salivary Secretion, and Subjective Evaluations in Older Adults

The Effect of Exercise Frequency in Tongue-Hold Swallowing on Tongue Pressure, Salivary Secretion, and Subjective Evaluations in Older Adults - The Effect of Exercise Frequency in Tongue-Hold Swallowing on Tongue Pressure, Salivary Secretion, and Subjective Evaluations in Older Adults

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000057600

Enrollment

Registered

2025-04-12

Start date

2025-08-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Tongue-Hold Swallow twice daily (5 times each) for 6 weeks Implementation group Tongue-Hold Swallow twice daily (10 times each) for 6 weeks Implementation group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Able to independently consume three meals per day orally without the use of oral nutritional supplements(FILS is Level 7 or higher) No major problems with daily activities

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with an underlying disease (cerebrovascular disease, head and neck cancer, etc.) that may cause dysphagia Difficulty understanding Tongue-Hold Swallow instruction during initial evaluation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Tongue pressure salivary volume	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Oral frailty 5-item Checklist(OF-5) Food Intake Level Scale(FILS) Subjective evaluation of swallowing	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNamiko Otaki

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

24S1022@g.iuhw.ac.jp03-5574-3900

Outcome results