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The Impact of Intermittent Nutritional Tube Supplementation in Elderly Patients With Dysphagia
Sponsor: Zhao Song Ling
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.
Official title: The Impact of Intermittent Nutritional Tube Supplementation in Elderly Patients With Dysphagia: A Randomized Controlled Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2024-04
Completion Date
2024-12
Last Updated
2024-04-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Routine rehabilitation
Routine rehabilitation consists of: 1. Basic treatment, including corresponding control of risk factors and education on healthy lifestyles. 2. Swallowing training, including lemon ice stimulation, empty swallowing training, and pronunciation training. 3. Pulmonary function training, including standing training, cough training, and diaphragm muscle training.
Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube Feeding
The group is given enteral nutritional support with Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube according to the following procedure: Before each feeding, inside and outside of the tube was cleaned with water. During feeding, the patient should maintain a semi-reclining or sitting position with mouth opened, and the tube was inserted slowly and smoothly into the upper part of the esophagus by medical staffs while the appropriate depth of intubation was checked with the calibration markings on the tube wall. The distance from the incisors to the head part of the tube should be between 22-25 cm.