normal swallowing function and dysphagia
Conditions
Interventions
Upright CT
Conventional CT
Sponsors
Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age equal to or more than 20 years 2. Subjects (both male and female) who understand the purpose of this study 3. Healthy volunteers with a score of 2 or less on the EAT-10 for the screening of dysphasia 4. Patients with dysphagia who are in stable general condition, who are eligible for videofluoroscopic examination of swallowing (VF)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who do not provide written informed consent 2. Known or possible pregnancy 3. Subjects with a history of allergy of barium sulphate contrast agent 4. Healthy volunteers with a score of 3 or more on the EAT-10 5. Patients with dysphagia who are not eligible for VF examination 6. Patients with dysphagia who have trouble understanding instructions due to severe dementia or aphasia 7. Subjects who have difficulty in sputum expectoration 8. Subjects who are not able to undergo CT examination 9. Claustrophobia 10. Subjects with symptoms of some kinds of disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Morphological or functional parameters on images | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMinoru Yamada
Keio University School of Medicine Department of Radiology
Outcome results
None listed