Comprehensive investigation of dysphagia and consideration of the compensatory posture after surgery for thoracic esophageal cancer

Comprehensive investigation of dysphagia and consideration of the compensatory posture after surgery for thoracic esophageal cancer - Comprehensive investigation of dysphagia and consideration of the compensatory posture after surgery for thoracic esophageal cancer

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000050815

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-15

Start date

2022-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

thoracic esophageal cancer

Interventions

To examine the effects of neck rotation during swallowing using video-fluoroscopy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing thoracoscopic or mediastinoscopic esophagectomy at Department of Gastroenterological Surgery at our hospital due to thoracic esophageal cancer Patients who received sufficient explanations for participation in this study and obtained written consent of the patients' own free will

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients to whom rehabilitation were not performed due to poor general condition. Patients who were judged to be inappropriate for this study due to many comorbidities by the principal investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Swallowing ability at discharge Modified water swallowing test Eating assessment tool-10	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Effect of neck rotation during swallowing Penetration aspiration scale	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactEiko Sunami

Nippon medical school Department of rehabilitation medicine

s2047@nms.ac.jp0338222131

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026