Clinical Trial: Study on the Association of Eating Efficiency with Oral Function and Salivary Bacterial Counts in Older Adults Requiring Long-term Care (Japan)

Tokyo, Sept. 5 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062810) titled 'Study on the Association of Eating Efficiency with Oral Function and Salivary Bacterial Counts in Older Adults Requiring Long-term Care' on Sept. 3.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Aichi Gakuin University

Condition: Condition - Older adults requiring long-term care Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To investigate the associations of eating efficiency assessed using a simple sausage-based test with conventional oral function measures and salivary bacterial counts in older adults requiring long-term care, and to evaluate its pote...