Effects of exercise with tongue training tool on the oral function of dementia patients living in nursing homes

Effects of exercise with tongue training tool on the oral function of dementia patients living in nursing homes: a randomized open trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCTs032190193

Enrollment

Registered

2020-01-24

Start date

2020-04-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

dementia

Interventions

Active group: Intervention 1 + Intervention 2 Control group: Intervention 1 Intervention 1: Oral care program Intervention 2: Tongue training with Peko-panda (JMS Co., Ltd.) is performed twice a week

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects aged 65 or over who were diagnosed with dementia and were living in nursing homes where Medical Corporation Shinseikai involves in intraoral care 2. Subjects who are judged as eligible to participate in the study by the principal investigator 3. Subjects whose maximum tongue pressure is less than 30 kPa at screening (baseline) 4. If number of people whose maximum tongue pressure is less than 30 kPa at screening (baseline) exceed the sample size, select subjects with relatively low value in maximum tongue pressure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who are ineligibility to participate in the study based on the evaluation of the principal investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
maximum tongue pressure	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
repetitive saliva swallowing test (RSST), oral diadochokinetic (ODK) rate, oral assessment, Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI)	—

Contacts

Public ContactNaoko Suzuki

ORTHOMEDICO Inc.

nao@orthomedico.jp+81-3-3818-0610

Outcome results

None listed

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