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A community survey on presence of swallowing difficulty in independent living elderly people

Prevalence of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia symptoms in community dwelling elderly â?? A community survey

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/02/039933
Enrollment
319
Registered
2022-02-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-02-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NA: NA

Sponsors

NIL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

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

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

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Prevelence of oropharyngeal dysphagia symptoms in community dwelling elderly populationTimepoint: January 2023- february 2023—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactUsha Devadas

MCHP, MAHE

usha.d@manipal.edu9448930882

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026