Prediction of aspiration using pharyngeal width taken during VFSS

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Diseases of the nervous system

• Registration Number: KCT0002352
• 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: 11 March 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Experimental group
1.Patients aged 20 or above
2.Conscious patients in an alert state
3.Patients, who can keep sitting down during the videofluoroscopic swallowing study (for about 3 to 5 minutes)
4.Patients, who agree with the study
- Control group
1.People aged 20 or above
2.Consciouspeople in an alert state
3.People with no swallowing disorders
4.People with no stroke, degenerative brain diseases, head and neck cancers and experience in receiving brain and laryngeal surgery
5.People, who can keep sitting down durng the videofluoroscopic swallowing for about 3 to 5 minutes)
6.People, who agree with the study

Exclusion Criteria

1.Conscious patients below an alert state
2.Patients, who may have bedsores around the hip worsened when they keep sitting down

Study & Design

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

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pharyngeal width

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Penetration-Aspiration scale