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Esophageal adaptation to different textures of food comparing with ages

Conditions
Dysphagia
Swallowing physiology
Esophageal dysphagia
Esophageal manometry
Esophageal mano-fluoroscopy
Registration Number
TCTR20221025001
Lead Sponsor
The Royal College of Physicians of Thailand (RCPT)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending (Not yet recruiting)
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Age 20-80 years
Swallowing disturbance questionnaire (SDQ) score below 0.5
Able to follow commands
On a regular diet at home

Exclusion Criteria

Unable to communicate and answer the SDQ
Uncontrolled medical conditions including unstable vital signs, COPD, or asthma exacerbation
The presence of esophageal dysmotility symptoms such as heartburn, chest pain, regurgitation, chronic cough, hoarseness of voice, nausea and vomiting
History of disease or disorder that altered esophageal function such as stroke, Parkinsons disease, Alzheimer, motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis, oropharyngeal anatomical distortion from head and neck cancer, sarcopenia, GERD, and achalasia
Chronic disease involving vital organs including heart, brain, kidney, liver, lung, CNT disease, psychiatric problems, severe OSA, poor controlled DM except for HT, DLP
BMI less than 18.5 or greater than 25 or weight loss of more than 5 percent over 6 to 12 months
History of head and neck surgery, esophageal or gastric surgery
Using prokinetics, antispasmodics, muscle relaxants, anti-cholinergic, opioids, nitrate, calcium channel blocker, antidepressant, and beta adrenergic antagonist within 1 week cannot withhold medication during the period of the study

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Esophageal wall distension at the beginning of study Metric of esophageal manometry
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Esophageal clearance at the beginning of study FLuoroscopy
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