Study Results
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
304 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-08-14
2026-07-31
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
2. Oral care group: oral hygiene.
3. Routine group
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Group with oral management
The investigators taught and monitored patients or caregivers to oral health care plus oral exercises such as salivary glands massage methods after meals and before sleep.
Oral exercises and oral hygiene
The patients will be required to perform oral exercises and maintain oral hygiene twice a day. The investigators will assess their oral frailty, oral bacteria, oral odor, and other related clinical care data on the following time points: day 1 of hospitalization, day 3 of hospitalization, the day of discharge, one week after discharge, and one month after discharge.
Group with oral care
The investigators taught and monitored patients or caregivers to do oral care after meals and before sleep.
Oral care
The patients will be required to maintain oral hygiene twice a day. The investigators will assess their oral frailty, oral bacteria, oral odor, and other related clinical care data on the following time points: day 1 of hospitalization, day 3 of hospitalization, the day of discharge, one week after discharge, and one month after discharge.
Group with standard of care
Only provided oral care education.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Oral exercises and oral hygiene
The patients will be required to perform oral exercises and maintain oral hygiene twice a day. The investigators will assess their oral frailty, oral bacteria, oral odor, and other related clinical care data on the following time points: day 1 of hospitalization, day 3 of hospitalization, the day of discharge, one week after discharge, and one month after discharge.
Oral care
The patients will be required to maintain oral hygiene twice a day. The investigators will assess their oral frailty, oral bacteria, oral odor, and other related clinical care data on the following time points: day 1 of hospitalization, day 3 of hospitalization, the day of discharge, one week after discharge, and one month after discharge.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Alert and oriented,
* With sufficient comprehension and cooperation,
* Willing to participate in oral assessment.
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients with oral treatments such as oral cancer treatment,
* Patients with oral treatments such as periodontal disease treatment.
50 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Chen, Yen-Chin
Vice Head Nurse and Clinical Assistant Professor
Locations
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
Tainan City, , Taiwan
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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B-ER-111-452
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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