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JOSCYL width, penetration and aspiration in elderly people

Predictive value of pharyngeal width at rest (JOSCYL width) for penetration and aspiration in elderly people (Retrospective study)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0004496
Enrollment
160
Registered
2019-12-05
Start date
2019-12-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-12-16

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Hallym University Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients group (1) 65 years of age or older (2) who had complaints of dysphagia symptoms such as swallowing difficulty (3) who had tested VFSS for those symptoms control group (70 people recruited in previous study) (1) 65 years of age or older (2) without dysphagia symptom (3) who had not been diagnosed with pneumonia in the prior year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients group (1) a history of brain disease (2) a history of head, neck, or cervical spine surgery (3) tracheostomy (4) a history of chemotherapy or radiotherapy due to cancer (5) dysphagia in the oral or esophageal phase confirmed on VFSS (to exclude non-pharyngeal dysphagia patients) control group (1) a history of brain disease (2) a history of head, neck, or cervical spine surgery (3) tracheostomy (4) a history of chemotherapy or radiotherapy due to cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pharyngeal width—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Dysphagia Outcome and Severity Scale (DOSS);Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS)—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJimin Song

Hallym University Medical Center

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026