Status:
RECRUITING
Relationship Between Swallowing Dynamics and Suprahyoid Muscle Activity in Sarcopenic Dysphagia
Lead Sponsor:
Inha University Hospital
Conditions:
Sarcopenia in Elderly
Dysphagia
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Brief Summary
Sarcopenic dysphagia is defined as swallowing difficulty among the elderly due to the loss of whole body skeletal and swallowing muscle mass and function. However, the pathophysiology and dynamics of ...
Detailed Description
Measuring the muscle activity of the suprahyoid muscles presents a challenge due to their location, which is difficult to access. Despite this difficulty, surface Electromyography (sEMG) is an effecti...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 65 years of age or older who underwent VFSS to evaluate the presence of dysphagia
- Patient who diagnosed with sarcopenia based on the cutoff values of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) 2019
- Cognitive ability to follow instructions for Videofluoroscopic swallowing study, surface electromyography.
Exclusion
- History of cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction
- History of neuromuscular diseases that could lead to dysphagia such as Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Guillain-Barre disease
- History of Tracheostomy
- History of oropharyngeal cancer
- History of esophageal structural disease that could lead to dysphagia
- History of connective tissue disease
- History of cervical surgical procedure
- Cognitive impairment who cannot follow instructions for Videofluoroscopic swallowing study, surface electromyography
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 3 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07198568
Start Date
June 3 2024
End Date
March 1 2026
Last Update
September 30 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Inha University Hospital
Incheon, Jung-gu, South Korea, 22332