The Accuracy of Swallowing Disturbance Questionnaire in Screening Inpatient Elderly

The Accuracy of Chinese Version of Swallowing Disturbance Questionnaire in Screening Inpatient Elderly

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03816098

Enrollment

Registered

2019-01-25

Start date

2019-02-11

Completion date

2019-12-31

Last updated

2019-01-25

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Conditions

Deglutition Disorders

Keywords

elderly, screening

Brief summary

The aim of this research was to examine the accuracy of translated Chinese version of Swallowing Dysphagia Questionnaire and to evaluate the prevalence of dysphagia and its clinical manifestation in patients over 65 years old.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* (1) age over 65 years old; (2) does not use enteral tube feeding; (3) no serious mental or cognitive conditions; no aphasia

Exclusion criteria

* (1) age under 65; (2) use enteral tube feeding; (3) subjects with serious mental or cognitive conditions or aphasia (4) Allergy to barium sulfate suspension

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Swallowing Disturbance Questionnaire	At the baseline	Chinese version of Swallowing Dysphagia Questionnaire consists of 15 questions regarding oral and pharyngeal stage of dysphagia. Subjects are asked to fill out the questionnaire concerning current state and during the past year using a 4-point scale.
Videofluroscopy Swallowing Study (VFSS)	At the baseline	VFSS studies are conducted using 4 different consistencies: thin liquid, nectar-thick liquid, puree, and cookie. Subjects are asked to take 2 trials for each consistency to assess if any oral or pharyngeal dysphagia occurs.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Clinical water test	At the baseline	Each subject takes 3 trials of 3cc-water using a dropper. Then sequential water drinking is assessed (about 60-70 ml). We assess: coughing, choking, voice changes. At least one symptom means dysphagia.
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)	At the baseline	Mini-Mental State Examination was used to identify subjects' cognitive state.The following four cut-off levels should be employed to classify the severity of cognitive impairment: no cognitive impairment=24-30; mild cognitive impairment=19-23; moderate cognitive impairment=10-18; and severe cognitive impairment\<9.

Outcome results