Clinical trial NCT06362109: The Impact of Intermittent Nutritional Tube Supplementation in Elderly Patients With Dysphagia
Official title: The Impact of Intermittent Nutritional Tube Supplementation in Elderly Patients With Dysphagia: A Randomized Controlled Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dysphagia
Lead sponsor: Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
First posted: 2024-04-12
Enrollment: 80
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This is a prospective, randomized controlled clinical trail involved Elderly Patients With Dysphagia.The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the clinical effect of Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube Feeding in Elderly Patients With Dysphagia. The main questions it aims to answer:

Can Intermittent Nutritional Tube Supplementation help improve the nutritional status in Elderly Patients With Dysphagia.

Participants will be divided into two groups randomly. All patients are given routine rehabilitation and the intervention group is given Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube Feeding once a day.

Detailed description: The current situation of dysphagia in elderly individuals is characterized by difficulty or discomfort in swallowing. This condition can occur due to various factors such as muscle weakness, neurological disorders, or structural abnormalities in the throat or esophagus. Dysphagia can lead to complications such as malnutrition, dehydration, aspiration pneumonia, and reduced quality of life. It is important for healthcare professionals to assess and manage dysphagia in elderly patients to ensure proper nutrition and prevent potential health risks.

This is a prospective, randomized controlled clinical trail involved Elderly Patients With Dysphagia.The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the clinical effect of Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube Feeding in Elderly Patients With Dysphagia. The main questions it aims to answer:

Can Intermittent Nutritional Tube Supplementation help improve the nutritional status in Elderly Patients With Dysphagia.

Participants will be divided into two groups randomly. All patients are given routine rehabilitation and the intervention group is given Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube Feeding once a day.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age\>60 years.
* Dysphagia confirmed by Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study.
* Clear consciousness.
* Stable vital signs.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Complicated with severe liver and kidney failure, tumors, or hematological disorders.
* Simultaneously in need to undergo other therapy that might affect the outcomes of this study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Nutritional status-prealbumin
timeFrame: Day 1 and day 15
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Nutritional status-albumin
timeFrame: Day 1 and day 15
measure: Nutritional status-hemoglobin
timeFrame: Day 1 and day 15
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Site Coordinator of United Medical Group located in Miami
name: Louis Wi
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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