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Effectiveness of swallowing exercises using a swallowing exercise robot for older adults

Basic Information

Recruitment status	Recruiting
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied	Decreased swallowing function
Date of first enrollment	28/10/2025
Target sample size	18
Countries of recruitment
Study type	Interventional
Intervention(s)	For older adults who do not regularly perform swallowing exercises, we will implement swallowing exercises using a communication robot that incorporates a reminder function for swallowing exercises and voice prompts based on Transtheoretical Model.

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome	Number of swallowing exercises performed, maintenance of masticatory swallowing function (tongue and lip motor function, swallowing function, tongue muscle strength)
Secondary Outcome	Degree of intent to perform swallowing exercises

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimum	>= 65age old
Age maximum	Not applicable
Gender	Both
Include criteria	Area residents, 65 years of age or older
Exclude criteria	Has a progressive disease that may cause dysphagia, Receives nursing care services for chewing and swallowing functions, Has participated in an intervention program for chewing and swallowing functions in the past or present, Unable to follow instructions from robot or handout, and unable to install a robot at home, or has an unstable Wi-Fi environment