Mouth Odor on Preventing Pneumonia by Oral Frailty
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age50+
SponsorNational Cheng-Kung University Hospital
About this trial
This research plan aims to first collect data on the oral function and oral hygiene status of the elderly population in the community and to understand the normal model of oral frailty among the older adults in the community. Subsequently, a comparison will be made between the oral status of hospitalized patients and the community-dwelling elderly population. The goal is to verify whether oral odor can be used as an objective biological indicator following intervention.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥ 50 years old,
Alert and oriented,
With sufficient comprehension and cooperation,
Willing to participate in oral assessment.
Disqualifiers
Patients who score below 5 on the General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG),
Patients with oral treatments such as oral cancer treatment,
Patients with oral treatments such as periodontal disease treatment.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Oral exercises and oral hygiene
- Oral care
Treatment groups
304 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov