Evaluation of relationships between swallowing function and prognostic factors in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000013861
- Lead Sponsor
- Kyoto University Hospital Clinical Research Center for Medical Equipment Development
- Brief Summary
Breathing-swallowing discoordination is strongly associated with frequent exacerbations of COPD. Strategies that identify and improve breathing-swallowing coordination may be a new therapeutic treatment for patients with COPD.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 65
Not provided
1. Patients whose primary symptom is associated with bronchial asthma 2. Patients with malignant neoplasms or having histories of malignant diseases within 5 years 3. Patients with cerebrovascular diseases or having histories of cerebrovascular diseases 4. Patients having histories of aspiration pneumonia within 2 years 5. Patients taking dopaminergic drugs or ACE inhibitors 6. Patients treated with cardiac pacemakers 7. Patients with apparent dementia (MMSE < 20) 8. Patients who have difficulties in conducting spirometry 9. Patients who declined to participate in the study 10. Patients who were judged as inappropriate to be enrolled by the doctor in charge
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Exacerbation, decline of lung function, and progression of emphysema based on CT images within one year categorized by swallowing function at the start point
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Relationship between COPD staging and swallowing function