Dysphagia
Conditions
Interventions
Voical training comprised of whole body exercises, singing scales and singing songs.
Sponsors
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 30 patients who visited the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital (mainly the outpatient clinic of Dysphagia rehabilitation and Maxillofacial Prosthetics) and those who gave their consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients who have a progressive disease that causes dysphagia. (2) Those with impaired consciousness, dementia, or other conditions that make it difficult to follow instructions. (3) Those who are in a nursing home (public or private facilities excluding residential facilities) or is hospitalized. Patients who meet any of the above conditions (1) to (3) will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Videofluoroscopic swallowing study Assessments will be performed before and after the training period, and these results will be compared statistically. The training period will be a maximum of 3 months. If any videofluoroscopic swallowing study are performed as part of medical examination during the training period, this will also be included in the analysis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Basic information (age, sex, medical history, height, weight, occupation) Oral function test (tongue pressure, opening strength, hardness of palatopharyngeal muscles) Swallowing function survey using the swallowing screening questionnaire (EAT-10) Ultrasonography (length, thickness, and brightness of perioral muscles) Results of swallowing angiography analysis Oral diadochokinesis Longest possible vocalization duration Repeated saliva swallowing test Tongue pressure Highest possible tone Masticatory ability | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHaruka Tohara
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Dysphagia rehabilitation, Department of Gerontology and Gerodontology, Graduate School of Medical an
Outcome results
None listed