Patients with dysphagia or normal subjects
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Normal subjects, and in- and out-patients with dysphagia at Fujita Health University Hospital, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, and National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Normal subjects who could not obtain written informed consent. The patients who had unstable condition, could not follow the instruction, a history of epilepsy, with a pacemaker, had magnetic materials near the stimulus site, and a pregnant woman.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Movement of hyoid bone and related muscles during swallowing reflex | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Timing of muscle contraction aournd hyoid bone, threshold, pharyngeal pressure, pain during stimulation and mucle pain by using NRS. Moreover, muscle force around hyoid bone, tongue pressure force, FOIS, PAS during videofluorography, dysphagia severity scale, and meal and posture during eating for patients with dysphagia | — |
Contacts
Fujita Health University Hospital