Increase of Handgrip Strength After the Use of Removable Partial Dentures.

October 22, 2020 updated by: Gerardo F Fasce Pineda, MD, Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
A common goal of the health professions is to keep the elderly functional, preventing sarcopenia and frailty. Is there an association between handgrip strength in partially edentulous elderlies after completing their dentition with removable partial dentures?

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Detailed Description

A common goal of the health professions is to keep the elderly functional, preventing sarcopenia and frailty. Is there an association between handgrip strength in partially edentulous elderlies after completing their dentition with removable partial dentures?

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Chile
      • Santiago, Chile
        • Universidad de Chile

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

80 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Independent octogenarians that consulted in centers of the greater metropolitan area of Santiago, Chile, in search of solving their lack of posterior teeth with dental prostheses

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • agree to participate by signing the voluntary informed consent form
  • qualify according to the Eichner Index in any of the categories that represent the loss of premolars and molars: B3-B4-C1-and C2.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not accepting to participate
  • cognitive or auditory sensory impairment-
  • being dependent in activities of daily living
  • belonging to another category of the Eichner Index

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Handgrip strength
Time Frame: 18 months
role of use of removable partial dentures (RPD) in handgrip strength in octogenarians
18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2020

Study Completion (Anticipated)

January 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 22, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 22, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

October 28, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 28, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 22, 2020

Last Verified

October 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HDEN

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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