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The Correlation Among Nutrition, Muscle Strength, Masticatory and Swallow Ability of Inpatient Elders

NCT04492644 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2020-07-30

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Summary

The masticatory performance would affect the nutritional status of elderly people. the prevalence of undernutrition among elderly inpatients is %20-50%. Previous related studies investigate the masticatory performance with special chewing gum and self-reported questionnaires. This study observes the correlation of masticatory muscles sEMG, nutritional status, and handgrip force among elderly inpatients.

Conditions

  • Malnutrition; Moderate

Interventions

OTHER

No intervention

No intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • China Medical University, China

    collaborator OTHER

  • China Medical University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yin-Hwa Shih, Ph.D. · Asia University

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-08-28
Primary Completion
2019-10-03
Completion
2019-10-03

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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