aspiration pneumonia
Conditions
Interventions
PYONEX ZERO A period of the intervention: one year Quantity of the intervention: two places (four places in total) of ST-36 (anterior surface of lag), KI-3 (the rear of the malleolus medialis) The
Sponsors
Tohoku University Hospital Department of Education and Support for Regional Medicine, Department of Kampo Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The in and out patients in the collaborative investigation institution. The patients who receive at-home medical care in the collaborative investigation institution.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patients with the serious disease that can produce pneumonia with chronic respiratory disease, malignant tumor, chronic ischemic disease. The patients that oral cannot take a therapeutic drug. The patients with the allergy to metal. The patients with severe skin reaction. The patients whom a deglutition reflex does not occur in at initial LTSR measurement. The patients whom aspiration pneumonitis develops in with serious case that is more than three times during the past three months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of occurrence of aspiration pneumonitis during study period | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Latent time of swallowing reflex Substance P concentrations in saliva Mini Mental State Examination Barthel Index Body mass index Examination of drawing blood The number of fever during study period | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKaneko Soichiro
Tohoku University Hospital Department of Education and Support for Regional Medicine, Department of Kampo Medicine
Outcome results
None listed