UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000057600
Receipt number R000065813
Scientific Title The Effect of Exercise Frequency in Tongue-Hold Swallowing on Tongue Pressure, Salivary Secretion, and Subjective Evaluations in Older Adults
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/04/12
Last modified on 2026/03/25 21:06:18

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Basic information

Public title

The Effect of Exercise Frequency in Tongue-Hold Swallowing on Tongue Pressure, Salivary Secretion, and Subjective Evaluations in Older Adults

Acronym

The Effect of Exercise Frequency in Tongue-Hold Swallowing on Tongue Pressure, Salivary Secretion, and Subjective Evaluations in Older Adults

Scientific Title

The Effect of Exercise Frequency in Tongue-Hold Swallowing on Tongue Pressure, Salivary Secretion, and Subjective Evaluations in Older Adults

Scientific Title:Acronym

The Effect of Exercise Frequency in Tongue-Hold Swallowing on Tongue Pressure, Salivary Secretion, and Subjective Evaluations in Older Adults

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

NO

Classification by specialty

Rehabilitation medicine

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which the training load of the tongue-hold swallow affects tongue pressure, salivary secretion, and subjective swallowing assessment in older adults.

Basic objectives2

Others

Basic objectives -Others

Evaluation of Differences Based on the Number of Trials per Session

Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Tongue pressure
salivary volume

Key secondary outcomes

Oral frailty 5-item Checklist(OF-5)
Food Intake Level Scale(FILS)
Subjective evaluation of swallowing


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Dose comparison

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Maneuver

Interventions/Control_1

Tongue-Hold Swallow twice daily (5 times each) for 6 weeks Implementation group

Interventions/Control_2

Tongue-Hold Swallow twice daily (10 times each) for 6 weeks Implementation group

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

65 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Able to independently consume three meals per day orally without the use of oral nutritional supplements(FILS is Level 7 or higher)
No major problems with daily activities

Key exclusion criteria

Patients with an underlying disease (cerebrovascular disease, head and neck cancer, etc.) that may cause dysphagia
Difficulty understanding Tongue-Hold Swallow instruction during initial evaluation

Target sample size

60


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Masako
Middle name
Last name Kurachi

Organization

International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School

Division name

Health and Welfare Sciences

Zip code

286-8686

Address

4-3 Kozunomori, Narita City, Chiba Prefecture

TEL

0476-20-7701

Email

mkurachi@iuhw.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Namiko
Middle name
Last name Otaki

Organization

International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School

Division name

Health and Welfare Sciences

Zip code

107-8402

Address

4-1-26 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

TEL

03-5574-3900

Homepage URL


Email

24S1022@g.iuhw.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

International University of Health and Welfare

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

International University of Health and Welfare

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

International University of Health and Welfare Tokyo Akasaka District Ethics Committee

Address

4-1-26 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Tel

03-5574-3900

Email

rinri-tky@iuhw.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2025 Year 04 Month 12 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

26

Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2025 Year 04 Month 12 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 08 Month 09 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 08 Month 10 Day

Last follow-up date

2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2025 Year 04 Month 12 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 03 Month 25 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000065813