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Filter by:Functional near-infrared spectroscopy was used to investigate the cortical activation patterns and lateralization during swallowing tasks in 15 healthy middle-aged and elderly people and 15 healthy young people. It provides a theoretical basis for the study of swallowing function and a new idea for the treatment of patients with swallowing disorders.
While the group of oral cavity cancer (OCC) survivors continue to increase, surgeons and oncologist intensify their search for improved treatment and rehabilitation methods to reduce the morbidity of management without compromising the oncological safety. The predominant problem after treatment of OCC is dysphagia, which is associated with malnutrition, aspiration pneumonia, hospital re-admission, and reduced quality of life (QoL) and survival. In a pilot study, the investigators found that 45% of OCC patients reported significant eating disabilities two years after surgical treatment. However, the international literature is limited on the dysphagia and QoL of OCC survivors. With an overall goal to improve the QoL and health status in patients treated for OCC, the present study aims to 1. systematically evaluate the swallowing function before and after treatment, 2. investigate the impact of swallowing function on QoL, 3. identify risk factors for dysphagia, 4. investigate if swallowing function is an independent factor for the number of ´days alive and out of hospital´ 5. evaluate the rehabilitation offered to OCC patients in Danish municipalities and the effect on swallowing outcomes. One hundred patients treated for OCC will be included prospectively during a 2-year period. Data on type and location of tumour, treatment modality, complications, patient weight, dietary intake, rehabilitation program, hospital admissions, recurrences, and survival will be collected. Questionnaires and Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS) will be performed before and 2 and 12 months after treatment.
The goal of this clinical trial is assess whether the application of the premature oral motor intervention (PIOMI) combined with the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP), allows withdrawal of the external feeding device with guarantees of the patient's nutritional status, determining breastfeeding rates at hospital discharge and swallowing safety earlier than if only the care activity corresponding to the NIDCAP model is carried out, as well as the applicability of this standardised protocol in the neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital.
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the Diaphragm Training on swallowing function in Elderly Nursing Home Residents (≥60 year old) with swallowing disorders. It primarily aims to address: the effects of Diaphragm Training on swallowing function and quality of life in Elderly Nursing Home Residents. All participants are divided into 2 groups. The intervention group is required to undergo a continuous three-week (21 days) Diaphragm Training, with weekends off and training conducted only on weekdays. The training will be conducted two sessions per day, lasting 30 minutes each.
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.
Functional independence is the ability of a person to perform daily life activities safely without any restriction, as much as possible. The functional independence depends on physical, social, cognitive and psychological abilities of the person. Therefore, full functional independence requires the harmony of all these parameters. Dysphagia can be seen in more than 50% of neurological patients, and it is called neurogenic dysphagia. Muscle weakness, tonus changes, sensory loss and coordination problems occur in these patients. Pain and fatigue are also frequently observe. These patients have problems with fine and gross motor movements, and thereby mobility and transfer activities become difficult. Life-threatening complications such as pulmonary problems, malnutrition and dehydration accompany when patients have dysphagia. Both neurological and dysphagia-related problems negatively affect the physical, psychological, emotional and cognitive functions of patients. Neurological patients with dysphagia may have more serious clinical situations due to more affected vital functions such as pulmonary functions and feeding. Dysphagia-induced malnutrition adversely affects many systems, including the musculoskeletal system. In a study conducted in the elderly with dysphagia, atrophy in the total muscle mass and swallowing muscles, and increase in intramuscular adipose tissue were reported as a result of malnutrition. Decreases in the muscle mass may negatively affect the functional independence of patients with dysphagia. Other studies in geriatric population have shown that swallowing function is associated with hand grip strength and quadriceps muscle strength, which are indicators of functional independence in activities of daily living (ADL). These studies also suggest that dysphagia may be associated with functional independence in geriatric group. Therefore, functional independence may also reduce in patients with neurogenic dysphagia. However, there is no study investigating the relationship between dysphagia severity and the functional independence levels in patients with neurological diseases. Therefore, the investigators aimed to investigate the relationship between dysphagia severity and functional independence level in patients with neurological diseases.
This is a randomized controlled study, including dysphagic patients with bulbar palsy after ischemic stroke who were received in the department of rehabilitation medicine in China. Both groups were provided with comprehensive rehabilitation including routine rehabilitation and swallowing function training. Besides, the observation group additionally underwent the stellate ganglion block (SGB). At admission and after 20-day treatment,Yale Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scale, video fluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS), Functional Oral Intake Scale, and penetration-aspiration scale (PAS) were used to assess swallowing function.
The goal of this study is to determine which position, maneuvers or combination thereof generates the highest pressure at the EGJ as assessed by high-resolution esophageal manometry and thus greater or more robust contraction of the diaphragm.
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore Clinical Effect of Myofascial Release Therapy in Dysphagic Stroke Survivors. The main question it aims to answer is: • Can Myofascial Release Therapy improve swallowing function in Stroke Survivors? Patients will be randomly allocated into the control group or the experimental group, all under rehabilitation treatment, the experimental group will be given Myofascial Release Therapy. The study lasts 21 days for each patient. Researchers will compare the Functional Oral Intake Scale, Penetration-Aspiration Scale, Swallowing Quality of Life to see if the Myofascial Release Therapy can help improve the situation.
Baseline information (demographics, medical history, etc.), nutritional status at admission and after treatment, depression, dysphagia, and quality of life (QOL) after treatment as well as adverse events are compared. Palliation to delayed dysphagia after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) continues to be a challenge. Although nasogastric tube feeding (NGT) has been adopted widely, the weaknesses have yet to be improved by another enteral nutrition support mode. This study aims to observe the clinical efficacy of intermittent oro-esophageal tube feeding (IOE) in the treatment of delayed dysphagia after radiotherapy for (NPC). This is a prospective multicenter study with patients with delayed dysphagia after radiotherapy for NPC. Patients enrolled are randomly divided equally into the observation group and the control group. All patients receive conventional care, and the observation group received IOE while the control group received NGT for enteral nutrition support.