Oral Health and Nutrition Integrated Care Model

Sponsor
Taipei Medical University (Other)
Overall Status
Enrolling by invitation
CT.gov ID
NCT05013918
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to propose an "Oral Health and Nutrition Integrated Service Model" for the long-term care system based on the establishment of the assessment tools for oral hygiene and health, swallowing ability, nutritional status and food texture. This service model will be as the reference for long-term care policy making. This project includes four aspects such as evaluation tools, professional training, community promotion and policy development which will be completed in 5 stages. In the first stage, we will search and review the domestic and international materials which are related with the tools for evaluating oral hygiene and health (oral health assessment tool, OHAT), swallowing ability (EAT-10, eating assessment tool; functional oral intake scale, FOIS), nutritional status (Taiwan version of mini nutritional assessment, MNA) and food texture (Taiwan food texture grading system). We will also inventory the resources of oral health and nutrition before importing to community. In the second stage, an expert meeting will be held to determine the evaluation tool and the teaching materials of the training courses. In the third stage, an institution (En Chu Kong Nursing Home) will be the filed area to establish the "Oral Health and Nutrition Integrated Service Model". At the same time, assistants and instructors will be trained for conducting the assessment of oral health and nutrition status in the institution. Then, the status of oral health, chewing ability and nutrition will be investigated in the institution. In the fourth stage, we will modified the materials of training programs based on the data from resources inventory for the community (Zhong-He District, for example: Li-Xing Village, De-Xing Village or Zheng-Xing Village). Furthermore, the training programs for assistants and instructors will be also held in the community during the fourth stage. In the fifth stage, based on the evaluation tools and the integrated service models, the practical suggestions will be provided for the long-term care service policy making and implementation.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Observational study

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Anticipated Enrollment :
80 participants
Observational Model:
Case-Only
Time Perspective:
Cross-Sectional
Official Title:
Oral Health and Nutrition Integrated Care Model
Anticipated Study Start Date :
Sep 1, 2021
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2021
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Hospitalized people in Nursing Home

Other: Observational study
No intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Oral hygiene and health [at enrollment]

    OHAT (oral health assessment tool)

  2. Swallowing ability [at enrollment]

    EAT-10 (eating assessment tool); FOIS (functional oral intake scale)

  3. Nutritional status [at enrollment]

    MNA (mini nutritional assessment in Mandarin)

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Hospitalized people in En Chu Kong Nursing Home (Taiwan)

  • Consciousness with expressing ability

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Unconscious

  • Without expressing ability

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Taipei Medical Universty Taipei Taiwan

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Taipei Medical University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Taipei Medical University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT05013918
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • N202107030
First Posted:
Aug 19, 2021
Last Update Posted:
Aug 19, 2021
Last Verified:
Aug 1, 2021
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 19, 2021