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Effect of Botulinum Toxin Injection Into Upper Esophageal Sphincter in Patients With Medullary Infarction

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal
Dysphagia, Esophageal
Brain Stem Infarctions
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT06196606
Lead Sponsor
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Brief Summary

Dysphagia is an important complication in patients with medullary infarction, the incidence rate is 57%-69%. Compared with other brain infarctions, the medulla oblongata involves multiple swallowing-related nerve nuclei, and the possibility of brain remodeling after injury is small. Dysphagia has become a prominent clinical problem in patients with medullary infarction, which can lead to malnutrition, decrease the quality of life of patients and affect the prognosis of the disease. Solving this clinical problem is particularly important for patients with medullary infarction. The incidence of UES opening disorder in patients with medullary infarction is as high as 80%, and the clinical problem of UES opening disorder is enthusiastically studied at home and abroad. At present, the intervention measures include balloon dilatation, surgical incision and botulinum toxin injection. Balloon dilatation is easy to cause mucosal edema and damage, and cricopharyngeal myotomy often has complications such as local infection, massive hemorrhage and local nerve injury. There is no significant difference between the success rate of UES botulinum toxin injection and surgical incision. Among the above measures, UES botulinum toxin injection has a good clinical application prospect, but the drug dosage and injection method are still not unified in clinic. In particular, how to accurately locate has become a hot topic in current research. On this basis, this study uses ultrasound combined with balloon localization to inject UES botulinum toxin and make clinical observation.

Detailed Description

Under the ultrasound combined with balloon fixation, two injection sites were selected from the left upper esophageal sphincter, and 30U was injected respectively, and one injection site was selected from the right side, and 30U was injected. In addition, the patient also received routine swallowing training once a day for 30 minutes.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • MRI examination of the head confirmed the medullary infarction.
  • Those who have not significantly improved swallowing function after standardized rehabilitation treatment for more than 2 weeks (FOIS remains unchanged or decreases)
  • Video-fluroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) indicated incomplete/non-opening of the cricopharyngeal muscle
  • Based on Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing, the hyoid bone moves upward more than half the height of the C3 cone
  • Vital signs are stable
  • The patient himself or his family voluntarily signed a written informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Brain MRI showed that there were lesions in other areas outside the medulla oblongata
  • People who have suffered from stroke in the past
  • Patients with severe cognitive impairment, mental illness and severe cardiopulmonary disease
  • Abnormal throat structure
  • Malignant tumor patient
  • Patients with other neuromuscular diseases
  • Infection or wound at the injection site
  • Botulinum toxin allergic person
  • Hemorrhagic tendency and coagulation dysfunction

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
experimental groupBotulinum toxin type A for injectionBotulinum toxin type A for injection (Hengli National Drug approval number S10970037) 100U, diluted with 1 ml.9% sodium chloride solution for reserve use.Each patient was injected with 90U
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Functional Oral Intake Scaleday 1 ,day 14,day28 and day 180

According to whether the patient can eat by mouth and the degree of dependence on nasal feeding tube, it is divided into 7 grades, corresponding to 1-7 points respectively. The higher the score, the better the swallowing function.

Rosenbek penetration-aspiration scaleday 1 and day 14

Based on the results of Videofluroscopic swallowing study (VFSS), the cases of leakage and aspiration were divided into 8 grades, corresponding to 1-8 points respectively. The higher the score, the better the swallowing function.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
yale pharyngeal residue severity rating scaleday 1 and day 14

Based on Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), the main indicators include the location of the residue (epiglottic valley and pyriform sinus) and the amount of residue, which is divided into 5 grades. The higher the score, the worse the swallowing function.

Murray secretion scaleday 1 and day 14

Based on Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), the accumulation position of oropharyngeal secretions was described and divided into 4 grades. The higher the score, the worse the swallowing function.

fiberoptic endoscopic dysphagia severity scaleday 1 and day 14

Based on Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), Eat different foods and observe whether penetration aspiration and protective reflex occur. The highest score is 6, which means that saliva accumulates with penetration or aspiration, and the lowest score is 1. When eating soft solid food, there is no leakage or aspiration, and there is little or moderate residue in epiglottic valley or pyriform sinus. The higher the score, the worse the swallowing function.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

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Zhengzhou, China

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