Clinical trial NCT06301594: Impact of Neck and Facial Exercises on Swallowing Function in Elderly Individuals
Official title: Impact of Neck and Facial Exercises on Swallowing Function in Elderly Individuals: A Preliminary Self-control Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dysphagia
Lead sponsor: Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-03-08
Enrollment: 300
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the impact of systematic simple swallowing training on swallowing function and quality of life in community-dwelling elderly individuals (≥60 year old) with swallowing disorders. It primarily aims to address two key aspects: 1) the prevalence of dysphagia among community-dwelling elderly individuals, and 2) the effects of systematic simple swallowing training on swallowing function and quality of life in community-dwelling elderly individuals with swallowing disorders. All participants are required to undergo a continuous three-week (21 days) systematic simple swallowing training, with weekends off and training conducted only on weekdays. The training will be conducted two sessions per day, lasting 15-30 minutes each.

Detailed description: The investigators have designed a simple and user-friendly swallowing rehabilitation training method called "systematic simple swallowing training" based on commonly used swallowing training techniques in the department of rehabilitation medicine and the prevalent pathological causes of swallowing disorders in the elderly. It has shown promising preliminary efficacy. However, before we can promote its widespread adoption, a series of studies must be conducted to establish its effectiveness. The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the impact of systematic simple swallowing training on swallowing function and quality of life in community-dwelling elderly individuals (≥60 year old) with swallowing disorders. It primarily aims to address two key aspects: 1) the prevalence of dysphagia among community-dwelling elderly individuals, and 2) the effects of systematic simple swallowing training on swallowing function and quality of life in community-dwelling elderly individuals with swallowing disorders. All participants are required to undergo a continuous three-week (21 days) systematic simple swallowing training, with weekends off and training conducted only on weekdays. The training will be conducted two sessions per day, lasting 15-30 minutes each.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age over 60 years old.
* No hospitalization within the past six months.
* With clear consciousness and able to cooperate with questionnaires and training.
* The elderly people who voluntarily participate and agree to adhere until the end of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Complicated with severe liver and kidney failure, tumors, or hematological disorders.
* Physical disability.
* Difficulty in mobility.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Swallowing-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire
timeFrame: day 1 and day 21
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Eating Assessment Tool-10
timeFrame: day 1 and day 21
measure: Time consumed in eating
timeFrame: day 1 and day 21
measure: Standardized Swallowing Assessment
timeFrame: day 1 and day 21
measure: Water Swallow Test
timeFrame: day 1 and day 21
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Site Coordinator of United Medical Group
name: Nieto Luis, Master
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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