Men and women aged 75 or older
Conditions
Interventions
ice cream
Ice cream with different physical properties from intervention 1
Sponsors
Meiji Co., Ltd.
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Men and women aged 75 years or older on the day consent was obtained for this study. 2) Those who have been fully informed of the purpose and content of this study, are capable of consenting, fully understand the content of the study, and have volunteered of their own volition and agreed to participate in the study in writing.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Persons with a history or current illness of the following: Cerebrovascular disease History of tumors related to swallowing Diseases that affect swallowing function, including neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases Respiratory disease Upper digestive disease Organic diseases of the larynx 2) Persons who have been diagnosed with a disorder related to eating and swallowing 3) Persons aged 70 or older who have been diagnosed with pneumonia 4) Persons with restrictions on food or fluid intake 5) Persons who have never eaten or do not like dry snacks (crackers, cookies, potato chips, rice crackers, etc.) 6) Persons with milk, wheat, or soybean allergies 7) Persons who require assistance when coming to the facility 8) Persons who have difficulty wearing the neckband 9) Persons who have difficulty understanding instructions 10) Other persons who the study manager, principal investigator, or representative investigator deems ineligible to be study subjects
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Swallowing sound data when chewing and swallowing ice cream. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Compare swallowing sound data with flavor evaluation and subjective evaluation. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTomoko Hisajima
Meiji Co., Ltd. R&D Division
Outcome results
None listed