Clinical trial NCT06232031: The Effect of Active Breathing Exercises for Elderly People in the Community
Official title: The Effect of Active Breathing Exercises on Swallowing Function for Elderly People in the Community: A Preliminary Self-control Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: WITHDRAWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Swallowing Disorder
Lead sponsor: People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-01-30
Enrollment: 0
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 Active Breathing Exercises 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 Active Breathing Exercises on swallowing function and quality of life in community-dwelling elderly individuals with swallowing disorders. All participants enrolled are required to undergo a continuous three-week (21 days) Active Breathing Exercises, 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 training method called "Active Breathing Exercises" based on commonly used swallowing training techniques in the department of rehabilitation medicine and the prevalent pathological causes of swallowing disorders in the elderly. The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the impact of Active Breathing Exercises 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 Active Breathing Exercises on swallowing function and quality of life in community-dwelling elderly individuals with swallowing disorders. All participants enrolled are required to undergo a continuous three-week (21 days) Active Breathing Exercises, 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: Eating Assessment Tool-10
timeFrame: day 1 and day 21
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Time consumed in eating
timeFrame: day 1 and day 21
measure: Water Swallow Test
timeFrame: day 1 and day 21
measure: Swallowing-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire
timeFrame: day 1 and day 21
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Site Coordinator of United Medical Group located in Miami
name: Nieto Luis, Master
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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