NCT05325658

Influence of Modified Diet, Exercise and Electrical Swallowing Muscle Stimulation on Swallowing Function and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients With Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 64 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Tasks of biomedical research: 1. To determine the severity of oropharyngeal dysphagia and the risk of aspiration in elderly patients. 2. To evaluate the quality of life of older patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia by performing validation of the Lithuanian version of the quality of life questionnaires in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia. 3. To evaluate the severity of oropharyngeal dysphagia in elderly patients, the risk of aspiration, and quality of life after interventions. Data on the sex, age and disease of the swallowing disorder will be collected. No processing of other personal data and health indicators is planned. All data will be collected in questionnaires. The data will be depersonalized by giving the patient a code. The results and conclusions of the research will be described in the doctoral dissertation and will be used for scientific articles.

Conditions

• Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	FEES, treatment with modified diet, electrical swallowing muscle stimulation.	Endoscopic swallowing assessment (FEES) consists of three parts:1) assessment of mouth, throat anatomy and more; 2) the patient is given to swallow a certain amount and consistency of liquids and solid food. 3) evaluated: preparation of the bolus for swallowing, aspiration. An 8-point Penetration-Aspiration scale is described.Swallowing exercises. Swallowing exercises are also used in practice, which can help coordinate the swallowing muscles or stimulate the nerves involved in the swallowing reflex.Transcutaneous electrical stimulation is a method of treating dysphagia in which weak electrical impulses stimulate the muscles in the neck area associated with swallowing. In patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia, patients have great difficulty swallowing water of normal consistency or other non-thick liquids, so they should be thickened with special thickeners to such an extent that the patient does not experience discomfort and be able to swallow.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-05-21
• Primary completion: 2023-09-30
• Completion: 2023-09-30
• First posted: 2022-04-13
• Last updated: 2024-07-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Lithuania