Mastication and Quality of life in elderly people suffering from dementia.

Oral health care, increased food consistency and the effects on quality of life, cognition, mood and circadian rhythm in older people with dementia.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON22048

Enrollment

200

Registered

2008-11-27

Start date

2008-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

dementia, cognition, depression, circadian rhythm, mastication, exercise dementie, cognitie, depressie, slaap-waakritme, kauwen, bewegen

Interventions

Intervention-Increased masticatory activity achieved through improved oral health care and diet.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Older than 50 years; suffering from dementia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of psychiatric disorder 2. Alcohol abuse 3. Cerebral traumata 4. Normal pressure hydrocephalus 5. Neoplasmata 6. Conscious disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improved quality of life.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement of (or, slow down the loss of) cognition, mood and circadian rhythm of elderly people suffering from dementia.	—

Contacts

Public ContactRoxane Weijenberg

VU University Amsterdam Room 1F-58

raf.weijenberg@psy.vu.nl+31 (0)20 5988988

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)