Oral Health, Bite Force and Dementia

NCT ID: NCT03775772

Last Updated: 2018-12-14

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-12-13

Study Completion Date

2020-12-31

Brief Summary

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Study aims: The primary aim is to identify influencing variables on oral hygiene / oral health and bite force in patients with dementia.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dementia Oral Hygiene Chewing Problem

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Oral Health - Test Group

\- study population is randomly assigned to control and test group

Group Type OTHER

Oral Health

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

* test group will receive an dental hygiene program for one year
* control group will remain with dental hygiene regime like done before study participation (maximum of two dental hygiene Treatments per year)

Bite Force/Chewing Efficacy-Test Group

\- study population is randomly assigned to control and test group

Group Type OTHER

Bite Force

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

* test group will receive physiotherapy with the aim of increasing muscle strength in chewing muscles for 3 months
* control group will remain without such training

Interventions

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Oral Health

* test group will receive an dental hygiene program for one year
* control group will remain with dental hygiene regime like done before study participation (maximum of two dental hygiene Treatments per year)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Bite Force

* test group will receive physiotherapy with the aim of increasing muscle strength in chewing muscles for 3 months
* control group will remain without such training

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* \> 59 years
* no acute processes being present
* no known cranio-mandibular dysorder (CMD) or finding of any CMD during study participation
* non or Maximum of one dental hygiene treatment in the last 12 months

Exclusion Criteria

* younger than 60 years
* acute processes in the oral-facial Region
* known CDM case
* more than one dental hygiene treatment in the last 12 months
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Zurich

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Julia Kunze, Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Zurich

Locations

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Clinic of General, Special Care and Geriatric Dentistry

Zurich, , Switzerland

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Switzerland

Central Contacts

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Julia Kunze, Dr.

Role: CONTACT

+41 44 63 43 334

Facility Contacts

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Julia Kunze, Dr.

Role: primary

+41 44 63 43 334

References

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Jockusch J, Hahnel S, Nitschke I. Use of handgrip strength measurement as an alternative for assessing chewing function in people with dementia. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Sep 24;22(1):769. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-03452-2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36153477 (View on PubMed)

Jockusch J, Hopfenmuller W, Nitschke I. Influence of cognitive impairment and dementia on oral health and the utilization of dental services : Findings of the Oral Health, Bite force and Dementia Study (OrBiD). BMC Oral Health. 2021 Aug 14;21(1):399. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01753-3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34391408 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2017_OrBiD_RCT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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