The Impact of Diaphragm Training on Dysphagia in Elderly Nursing Home Residents

Copka Sonpashan

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Dysphagia

Treatments: Behavioral: Diaphragm Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06393283

GejiYanglaoyuan

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

Diaphragm training for dysphagia in elderly nursing home residents involves exercises and techniques aimed at strengthening the diaphragm muscle to improve swallowing function. Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, is common among older adults and can lead to complications such as malnutrition, dehydration, and aspiration pneumonia. Diaphragm training may include breathing exercises, postural adjustments, and swallowing maneuvers designed to enhance coordination and strength in the muscles involved in the swallowing process. By targeting the diaphragm, which plays a crucial role in breathing and swallowing coordination, this training approach aims to alleviate dysphagia symptoms and improve overall swallowing function in elderly nursing home residents, thus enhancing their quality of life and reducing the risk of associated health complications.

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.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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.
• early dysphagia caused by sarcopenia.

Exclusion criteria

• Complicated with severe liver and kidney failure, tumors, or hematological disorders.
• Physical disability.
• Difficulty in mobility.
• Simultaneously receiving other therapies that might influence this study.
• Individuals with a gastrostomy.
• Abnormalities of the oral, pharyngeal, or esophageal structures.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

the intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Diaphragm Training will be given twice a day and 30min per time.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Diaphragm Training

the blank group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention will be applied.