Study on the relationship between gum chewing during perioperative period and tangue pressure in esophageal cancer patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Esophageal cancer
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000038361
- Lead Sponsor
- Okayama University
- Brief Summary
Thirty-two patients of all of 40 patients completed perioperative gum chewing training. After the propensity score matching, a matched cohort of 25 pairs of cases was created in Gum Chewing, and Historical Control Group). Eleven patients (44.0%) in Gum Chewing Group was decreased on tongue pressure 2 weeks postoperatively, and significantly fewer than 19 patients (76.0%) in Historical Control Group (95% CI, 0.07 - 0.83, p = 0.02).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up continuing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1)The patients who cannot gum chewing because of denture or something 2) The Patients who are determined to be inappropriate as research subjects by the principal investigator or other investigators
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The ratio of the patients whose tongue pressure was decreased the day after 2 weeks of surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method