Increase of Handgrip Strength After the Use of Removable Partial Dentures.

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04606745

Enrollment

Registered

2020-10-28

Start date

2018-10-01

Completion date

2021-01-31

Last updated

2020-10-28

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Conditions

Sarcopenia

Keywords

removable partial dentures

Brief summary

A common goal of the health professions is to keep the elderly functional, preventing sarcopenia and frailty. Is there an association between handgrip strength in partially edentulous elderlies after completing their dentition with removable partial dentures?

Detailed description

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

80 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* agree to participate by signing the voluntary informed consent form * qualify according to the Eichner Index in any of the categories that represent the loss of premolars and molars: B3-B4-C1-and C2.

Exclusion criteria

* not accepting to participate * cognitive or auditory sensory impairment- * being dependent in activities of daily living * belonging to another category of the Eichner Index

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Handgrip strength	18 months	role of use of removable partial dentures (RPD) in handgrip strength in octogenarians

Countries

Chile

Outcome results