What this means
This is a plan to study whether mouth bacteria are linked to hand grip strength in older people. It does not show any link yet, because no results have been posted.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Opening soon
- Who can join
- Ages 70 and over
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- Oral Microbiota and Muscle Function in the Ageing Subject
- Trial ID
- NCT07687511 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Non-hospitalised Men and Women Over 70 Years of Age
- What is tested
- Salivary and fecal microbiota sampling and muscle strength assessment
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Rouen
- Ages
- 70 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Jul 7, 2026 · updated Jul 7, 2026
Registry summary
Ageing of the general population may be a risk factor for various complications, including sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is a progressive loss of muscle mass and muscle strength, leading to a decrease in functional capacities. It affects between 0.7% and 16% of European adults over 70 years of age (1). Recent studies suggest that the faecal microbiota may be altered with ageing but also according to sarcopenic status. Furthermore, no study has currently published data on the relationship between salivary microbiota and sarcopenic status. The main hypothesis of this study is that a decrease in salivary microbiota richness could be associated with impaired handgrip strength in the ageing subject.
Sites (1)
- Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France