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UnknownNCT03775772
Oral Health, Bite Force and Dementia
Oral Health, Bite Force and Dementia - A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 120 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 60 Years – 100 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Study aims: The primary aim is to identify influencing variables on oral hygiene / oral health and bite force in patients with dementia.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | 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) |
| 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 |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-12-13
- Primary completion
- 2020-12-31
- Completion
- 2020-12-31
- First posted
- 2018-12-14
- Last updated
- 2018-12-14
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Switzerland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03775772. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.