Unique ID issued by UMIN | UMIN000022074 |
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Receipt number | R000025454 |
Scientific Title | Effects of tongue scraping on digestion and oral health-related QOL from the Ayurvedic perspective: a randomized, wait-list controlled study |
Date of disclosure of the study information | 2016/07/01 |
Last modified on | 2017/04/27 09:48:24 |
Effects of tongue scraping on digestion and oral health-related QOL from the Ayurvedic perspective: a randomized, wait-list controlled study
Effect of tongue scraping on digestion and oral health-related QOL
Effects of tongue scraping on digestion and oral health-related QOL from the Ayurvedic perspective: a randomized, wait-list controlled study
Effect of tongue scraping on digestion and oral health-related QOL
Japan |
Healthy individuals
Not applicable | Adult |
Others
NO
To evaluate the effects of tongue scraping on digestion and oral health-related QOL from the Ayurvedic perspective.
Efficacy
Exploratory
Explanatory
Not applicable
Ama (unmetabolized waste products) level (Ayurvedic assessment)
1. Oral health-related QOL
2. Tongue coating level
Interventional
Parallel
Randomized
Individual
Open -no one is blinded
No treatment
NO
NO
Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.
NO
Pseudo-randomization
2
Prevention
Behavior,custom |
Self tongue scraping with a tongue scraper, once in a day in the morning, for 4 weeks
Wait-list
20 | years-old | <= |
60 | years-old | > |
Male and Female
Healthy individuals though complaining of heaviness of the body, sleepiness in daytime, loss of appetite, etc.
1. Any underlying disease
2. Pregnant women
3. Undergoing oral treatment or planning to undergo oral treatment during study period
4. Taking medicines or supplements which may have effects on digestive system
5. Took antibiotic therapy in the previous 1 month
6. Already practicing tongue scraping
7. Any abnormality in the toungue
100
1st name | |
Middle name | |
Last name | Akiko Tokinobu |
Okayama University
Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science
3-1-1, Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama
086-251-8926
tokichin@okayama-u.ac.jp
1st name | |
Middle name | |
Last name | Akiko Tokinobu |
Okayama University
Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science
3-1-1, Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama
086-251-8926
tokichin@okayama-u.ac.jp
Okayama University
Foundation for Total Health Promotion
Non profit foundation
Japan
NO
岡山大学環境生命科学研究科(岡山県)
2016 | Year | 07 | Month | 01 | Day |
Unpublished
Completed
2016 | Year | 04 | Month | 25 | Day |
2016 | Year | 06 | Month | 22 | Day |
2017 | Year | 03 | Month | 31 | Day |
2017 | Year | 03 | Month | 31 | Day |
2017 | Year | 03 | Month | 31 | Day |
2017 | Year | 05 | Month | 31 | Day |
2016 | Year | 04 | Month | 26 | Day |
2017 | Year | 04 | Month | 27 | Day |
Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000025454