Effect of Training of Patients With Dysphagia

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04402307

Enrollment

Registered

2020-05-26

Start date

2019-03-25

Completion date

2020-12-31

Last updated

2021-10-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Dysphagia

Keywords

Training, Effect, Elderly

Brief summary

Effect of training of patients with dysphagia

Detailed description

A randomised controlled study in the effect of training in patients with dysphagia. The patients are randomised for training or for usual care.

Interventions

OTHERChin Tuck Against Resistance

Training in 6 weeks 3 times a day.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients diagnosed with dysphaigia * Patients living in the participating locations

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who are linguistically or cognitively unable to participate * Patients who are unable to collaborate about the training * Palliative patients * Patients with a probe

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Readmission	6 months	Number of readmissions within 6 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Quality of life	3 months	Level of quality of life - measured with Dysphagia Handicap Index questionnaire
Cost effectiveness	6 months	Economic evaluation of training compared to usual care, measured with EQ-5D
Mortality	6 months	Mortality in patients with dysphagia within 6 months
Swallowing function	3 months	Aspiration (yes/no) - measured with Volume Viscosity Swallow Test

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026