JOSCYL width, penetration and aspiration in elderly people

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Diseases of the digestive system

• Registration Number: KCT0004496
• Lead Sponsor: Hallym University Medical Center

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 16 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

Patients group
(1) 65 years of age or older
(2) who had complaints of dysphagia symptoms such as swallowing difficulty
(3) who had tested VFSS for those symptoms

control group (70 people recruited in previous study)
(1) 65 years of age or older
(2) without dysphagia symptom
(3) who had not been diagnosed with pneumonia in the prior year

Exclusion Criteria

Patients group
(1) a history of brain disease
(2) a history of head, neck, or cervical spine surgery
(3) tracheostomy
(4) a history of chemotherapy or radiotherapy due to cancer
(5) dysphagia in the oral or esophageal phase confirmed on VFSS (to exclude non-pharyngeal dysphagia patients)

control group
(1) a history of brain disease
(2) a history of head, neck, or cervical spine surgery
(3) tracheostomy
(4) a history of chemotherapy or radiotherapy due to cancer

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational Study
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pharyngeal width

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dysphagia Outcome and Severity Scale (DOSS);Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS)