Effect of Professional Oral Care for Community-dwelling Elderly : A Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT1090220120

Enrollment

Registered

2013-03-28

Start date

2012-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Community-dwelling elderly aged 65 and over with subjective feelings of dry mouth

Interventions

Intervention type:BEHAVIOUR,PROCEDURE Name of intervention:Oral care and oral health education Dose form / Japanese Medical Device Nomenclature:NOT APPLICABLE Route of administration / Site of applica

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Community-dwelling elderly who lived in Tokyo and participated comprehensive geriatric health check (Otassya2011) in 2011 with subjective feeling of dry mouth.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not denture wearers who have edentulous jaws

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Oral health status	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Swallowing function, Immune function Self-evaluated Quality of life	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYuki Ohara

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

yukiohara_dh@yahoo.co.jp+81-3-3964-3241

Outcome results

None listed

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