Studies of the effects of body postural changes on the swallowing function.
- Conditions
- healthy adults
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000050695
- Lead Sponsor
- Kumamoto Health Science University
- Brief Summary
For maximum tongue pressure, the open-leg posture without a backrest showed significantly higher values than the closed-leg posture without a backrest for all subjects and for the male group. No significant differences were found between the postures for measurements of maximum bite force and muscle activity per unit of time in the suprahyoid muscles when drinking water. Maximum and total sitting pressure were significantly higher without a backrest than with a backrest.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Not provided
1) Persons with a diagnosis of dysphagia 2) Persons with anatomical (static) disabilities to feeding and swallowing disorders 3) Persons of childbearing potential, or who are pregnant or breastfeeding 4) Those who experience nausea, pain, or other discomfort from tooth or tongue stimulation 5) Those who wear dentures. 6) Patients who have dementia or have communication difficulties and have difficulty communicating. 7) Those who are objectively judged to lack the ability to give informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method tongue pressure
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method occlusal force Muscular activity of the supraohyoid muscle group sitting pressure