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The effects of technological oral health management on improving oral health, eating ability, nutritional status, and physical function of the elderly in the community after wearing removable dentures: an example of the agricultural county

NCT ID NCT06529900

NEW Sponsor: Chang Gung University of Science and Technology Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Oct 22, 2026 · Last updated Oct 22, 2026

Summary

The goal of interventional study is to for the elderly who have poor chewing and eating ability after installing removable dentures through the intervention of oral mastication training and texture and diet education, the effects on oral health, eating ability, nutrition, and physical function changes are confirmed in Elderly individuals residing in Chiayi County who are 65 years of age or older, capable of self-care, conscious, and able to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese. The main question it aims to answer is: •Are there significant benefits to oral health, eating ability, nutrition, and physical function through the intervention of oral mastication training and texture and diet education? Researchers will compare changes in oral health, eating ability, nutrition, and physical functioning results to see if oral mastication training is effective. Participants will: * Experimental group: oral mastication training and texture and diet education. * Control group: only texture and diet education. * Cases were tracked in month 1 and will be tracked again in month 6.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

61 people

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Started

Sep 2024

Finished

Jul 2026

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Other sponsor

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Ages

65 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. residing in Chiayi County who are 65 years of age or older 2. capable of self-care, conscious 3. able to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese. Exclusion Criteria: 1. non-residents of Chiayi County 2. unable to take care of themselves or are unconscious 3. demented or mentally challenged and are unable to cooperate

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Conditions

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Deglutition Disorders Malnutrition nutritional deficiency disease Sarcopenia

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Dysphagia Malnutrition Oral health Sarcopenia

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Locations

  • Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi Campus

    Chiayi City, Taiwan

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