Satisfaction of the older people, caregivers and health personnel to use a suction toothbrush with tooth foam in cleaning the oral cavity of the dependent older people

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20230522002

Enrollment

Registered

2023-05-22

Start date

2022-12-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

60 years and more of older people who are recruited dependency level (Barthel Activities of Daily Living index 0-11 scores) and consent approval , volunteer of daily toothbrushing twice a day for 6 days , having at least 6 natural teeth in mouth, ability to understand and communication in Thai language, normal cognition and memory (Four questions version of Abbreviated Mental Test : AMT-4). Excluded older people are patient with Temporomandibular joint disorder, having allergy of drug or ing

Interventions

Soft and slim toothbrush and fluoridated 1,500 ppm (0.15% w/w) 120 g. daily care toothpaste with Sorbitol solution, free-Paraben, and free-SLS. ,Soft and slim suction toothbrush and fluoridated 1,45

Placebo Comparator Device,Experimental Device

Regular toothbrush and fluoridated toothpaste,Suction toothbrush and fluoridated toothfoam

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Older people: 1.1 Barthel Activities of Daily Living index 0-11 scores 1.2 Abbreviated Mental Test =4 scores 1.3 Unable self-care tooth brushing 1.4 Present at least 6 natural teeth 1.5 Proficiency in Thai language for communication 1.6 Approved research consent 2.Caregivers and health personnel: 2.1 Ability of tooth brushing for dependency older people at hospital or home 2.2 Approved research consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Older people: 1.1 Present traumatic jaw with open mouth limitation 1.2 Allergy any ingredients of toothpaste and tooth foam 1.3 Acute infection with platelet count < 50,000 /mm3 1.4 Patient currently use medical ventilator device 1.5 Mouth ulcers and oral infections 1.6 Loss of natural tooth or edentulism 2. Caregivers and health personnel: 2.1 Unstandardized of tooth brushing intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Satisfaction of the older people at the first time (day 1) and the end the intervention (day 3) visual analoque scale 0 to 10 scores	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Satisfaction of caregivers at the firts time (day 1) and the end of the intervention (day 3) vasual analogue scale 0 to 10 scores	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactJutharat Chimruang

Naresuan University

jutharatc@nu.ac.th0622249979

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026