A community survey on presence of swallowing difficulty in independent living elderly people
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/02/039933
- Lead Sponsor
- I
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Elderly individuals (male and female) of age 60 years and older
Elderly individuals who are independent in performing all their daily activities.
Elderly individuals who can read and understand the Malayalam language
Exclusion Criteria
Individuals Bedridden or dependent on others
Individuals diagnosed earlier with dysphagia
Individuals with a disorder that may cause oropharyngeal dysphagia those undergoing head and neck surgery
Individuals with known cerebrovascular and neurological disorders Parkinson, stroke, myasthenia gravis, dementia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Prevelence of oropharyngeal dysphagia symptoms in community dwelling elderly populationTimepoint: January 2023- february 2023
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ILTimepoint: NI