Actively Recruiting
Mouth Odor on Preventing Pneumonia by Oral Frailty
Led by National Cheng-Kung University Hospital · Updated on 2024-07-23
304
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
154 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Mouth Odor on Preventing Pneumonia by Oral Frailty
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 250 years old
- Alert and oriented
- With sufficient comprehension and cooperation
- Willing to participate in oral assessment
You will not qualify if you...
- 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
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan, 704
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
Y
Yen-Chin Chen
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
3
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