Tokyo, April 3 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061123) titled 'A study investigating the muscle activity involved in gargling' on April 1.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Self control

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology

Condition: Condition - healthy older adults Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To explore the effects of gargling with solutions of different viscosities on the suprahyoid muscles. Basic objectives2 - Others

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Gargling with five liquids of different viscosities for 20 seconds each

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 65 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1.Those who understand the purpose of this study and provide informed consent 2.Those who have a tongue pressure of less than 30 kPa 3.Those who have at least 20 remaining teeth and 28 or more functional teeth 4.Those who do not have serious systemic diseases Key exclusion criteria - 1.Those with incomplete data 2.Those who are unable to gargle 3.Those with dysphagia 4.Those who are currently participating in another interventional study, have participated within the past 4 weeks, or are planning to participate 5.Those who have been diagnosed with oral hypofunction at a dental institution 6.Those who are undergoing oral function training at a dental institution or similar facility 7.Those with allergies to the ingredients of the test products 8.Those deemed ineligible for participation by the dentist (principal investigator or sub-investigators) Target Size - 30

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - No longer recruiting Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 12 Month 08 Day Date of IRB - 2025 Year 12 Month 08 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 02 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069913

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