Prevalence and associated factors of sarcopenic dysphagia in independent elderly with sarcopenia

• Conditions: SarcopeniaSarcopenic dysphagiaDysphagia; Sarcopenia; Dysphagia; Sarcopenic dysphagia; Elderly

• Registration Number: TCTR20240716003
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-07-16
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024
• Study Completion: 2025-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 204

Inclusion Criteria

Age 65 years old and above
- Independent (Barthel index at least 18)
- Good consciousness and well co-operative
- Good communication and can follow commands
- Diagnosed with sarcopenic dysphagia according to AWGS 2019

Exclusion Criteria

- Presence of diseases that might be the cause of dysphagia: Neurological disease (eg. Stroke, TBI, CNS tumor, Severe dementia, Parkinson's disease, NMJ, Multiple sclerosis), Neuropsychiatric disease, CA head/neck/GI, Severe respiratory tract disease
- Barium allergy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of sarcopenic dysphagia after complete the data collection process Number of subjects diagnosed with sarcopenic dysphagia/Number of subjects with sarcopenia (%)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Age at recruitment year,Hand grip strength at recruitment Jamar+ hand dynamometer (kg),Peak cough flow at recruitment Peak flow meter (L/min),BMI at recruitment kg/m2,Nutritional status at recruitment MNA-SF questionnaire,Cognitive status at recruitment MoCA,Severity of sarcopenia at recruitment according to AWGS2019