Oral Care Program for Residients in Long-term Care Facility

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Elder; Oral Hygiene

Treatments: Behavioral: Soft bristle toothbrush; Behavioral: Electric toothbrush

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06397079

CTH-113-3-5-004

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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).

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Eating by mouth
2. Able to express fluently in Chinese after correcting vision and hearing
3. Normal hand functions
4. Able to follow instructions
5. Willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Unconsicous
2. Diagnosis of dementia and inability to communicate
3. Having a tracheostomy tube and nasogastric tube
4. Unable to move both upper limbs
5. Bedridden
6. Vulnerable populations (e.g., political, economic, or socially disadvantaged groups)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Electric toothbrush

Experimental group

Description:

Teach Bass brushing technique and use electric toothbrush

Treatment:

Behavioral: Electric toothbrush

Soft bristle toothbrush

Active Comparator group

Description:

Teach Bass brushing technique and use soft bristle toothbrush

Treatment:

Behavioral: Soft bristle toothbrush