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Swallowing Function, Oral Health, and Food Intake in Old Age

NCT02825927 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 116

Last updated 2017-12-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a specific rehabilitation program with oral screen used in an elderly population with dysphagia can improve elderly's swallowing capacity.

Conditions

  • Dysphagia
  • Deglutition Disorders
  • Swallowing Disorders
  • Quality of Life

Interventions

OTHER

Oral screen

The oral screen is used for 30 seconds, three times a day, before meals and implies new possibilities for training of the orofacial muscles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Region Örebro County

    collaborator OTHER

  • Karlstad University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Region Gävleborg

    collaborator OTHER

  • Dalarna University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Örebro University, Sweden

    collaborator OTHER

  • Umeå University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eva Carlsson, PhD, Nurse · Region Örebro

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2017-11-30
Completion
2017-11-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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