NCT06397079

Oral Care Program for Residients in Long-term Care Facility

Investigation of Effect on Oral Care Program for Residents in Long-term Care Facility

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of an oral care program on the oral hygiene for residents in long-term care facility.

Detailed description

The study adopts a randomized clinical trial design and utilizes a cross-over design. The main outcomes include assessments of oral health (Oral Health Assessment Tool, Oral Health Impact Profile, Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index), tongue coating cleanliness (Tongue Coating Index), dental plaque and gum cleanliness (Plaque Index, Gingival Index, Gingival Bleeding Index), and swallowing ability (Eating Assessment Tool, Function Oral Intake Scale, International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative).

Conditions

• Elder
• Oral Hygiene

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Electric toothbrush	Teach Bass brushing technique and bursh teeth using electric toothbrush dental hygiene three times a day.
BEHAVIORAL	Soft bristle toothbrush	Teach Bass brushing technique and bursh teeth using soft bristle toothbrush dental hygiene three times a day.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-16
• Primary completion: 2024-12-16
• Completion: 2024-12-16
• First posted: 2024-05-02
• Last updated: 2026-01-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan