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Oral Hygiene in Assisted Living

Start: October 1, 2019
End: May 2024
Enrollment: 1780

What Is This Study About?

Many people with dementia resist mouth care which can increase risk for aspiration pneumonia. Mouth Care Without a Battle (MCWB) is a dementia-focused mouth care program for nursing homes. In this study MCWB will be evaluated in assisted living facilities in North Carolina. Half of participating assisted living communities will use MCWB, and half will use standard oral hygiene for eight months. A research dental hygienist will train assisted living staff on MCWB and provide ongoing support.

Do I Qualify To Participate in This Study?

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Must have:

Assisted Living Staff

  • Able to read and speak English fluently
  • Provide direct care to residents in participating assisted living community

Assisted Living Residents

  • Have teeth or have teeth and use a denture
  • Diagnosis of dementia 

Must NOT have:

Dental Hygienists

  • Public health dental hygienists not employed by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Assisted Living Residents

  • Does not receive mouth care from assisted living staff
  • Requires antibiotic prophylaxis prior to oral hygiene examination
  • Currently receiving hospice care or tube feeding
  • Expected to die or be discharged in the next 6 months

If I Qualify, Who Do I Contact?

Contact study personnel listed either under the general study contact or the location nearest you.

Study Contact
Lynne A Sampson, PhD, MPH
Johanna Hickey, MSW

Need Help?

Contact NIA’s Alzheimer’s and related Dementias Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at 800-438-4380 or email ADEAR.

Where Is This Study Located?

North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Recruiting
Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD

Who Sponsors This Study?

Lead: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Collaborator Sponsor

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03892200

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