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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-12-13
2020-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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Oral Health - Test Group
\- study population is randomly assigned to control and test group
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)
Bite Force/Chewing Efficacy-Test Group
\- study population is randomly assigned to control and test group
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
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)
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
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 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
* acute processes in the oral-facial Region
* known CDM case
* more than one dental hygiene treatment in the last 12 months
60 Years
100 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Zurich
OTHER
Responsible Party
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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
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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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.
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.
Other Identifiers
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2017_OrBiD_RCT
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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