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The Efficacy of Tongue Exercises on Swallowing Function in the Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment

NCT06490705 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2025-01-08

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of tongue muscle strength and resistance exercises on dysphagia, tongue muscle strength, oral hygiene, repetitive saliva swallowing, nutrition, depression, and swallowing-related quality of life in frail elderly people with mild cognitive impairment in the community.

This is a longitudinal research design using cluster randomization. Participants were randomly divided into three groups by computer: Experimental Group 1 received tongue resistance exercises; Experimental Group 2 received both tongue strengthening exercises and tongue resistance exercises; and the control group received oral and cheek bulging exercises.

Conditions

  • Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal

Interventions

OTHER

tongue resistance exercises, tongue strengthening exercises and tongue resistance exercises

6 days a week, 3 times a day (before meals), with each session lasting 30 minutes. Don't hold your breath during exercise. Before conducting the study, all participants received a complete explanation of the purpose, risks, and procedures of the investigation, and provided written informed consent. Procedures were in accordance with the ethical standards of the committee on human experimentation at the institution at which the work was conducted and this study was approved by the Institutional Review Board.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Taipei Medical University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Chang Gung Medical Foundation

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kao S Hua, Master · Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-19
Primary Completion
2024-01-25
Completion
2024-01-25

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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