dysphagia
Conditions
Interventions
Control group: the residents receive the standard swallowing care based on the conventional observation and tests during eight weeks.
1. Individuals without oral food intake on a daily basis. 2. Indi
Sponsors
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine
Gerodontology, Department of Gerodontology, Division of Gerontology and Gerodontology, GraduateSchool, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Residents in a nursing home with oral intake of food.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals without oral food intake on a daily basis. 2. Individuals whose physicians or care staffs have determined that they are not eligible for ultrasound examination due to tracheostomy or laryngectomy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of the residents with reduced frequency of aspiration which was detected by ultrasonography at eight weeks after the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison between intervention group and control group at eight week point; 1. Incidence of aspiration pneumonia (Aspiration pneumonia is defined as 1) a condition in which fever more than 37.5C accompanied by the symptoms of the upper respiratory tract infection, or 2) a condition diagnosed as aspiration pneumonia by physicians) 2. Incidence of change in the swallowing care (modification of the type of the food, use of the thickener and practice of alternative swallowing) and the operation of the videoendoscopic examination for swallowing. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYuka Miura
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine Division of Health Science and Nursing, Department of Gerontological Nursing and Wound Care Manageme
Outcome results
None listed