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Oral and Swallowing Function in Older Adults
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn about oral and swallowing function in older adults presenting to the emergency department. The hypothesis is that older adults often have problems with oral and swallowing function and these problems relate to other conditions. Study activities are done during the emergency department visit and include providing saliva samples, completing a bedside water swallow test, completing oral function assessments, completing respiratory function tests, and answering survey questions.
Official title: Characterizing Oral and Swallowing Function in Older Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2024-06-03
Completion Date
2026-05
Last Updated
2025-11-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
3-ounce water swallow test
Bedside water swallow dysphagia screen where vocal quality of the participant is assessed before and after swallowing 3 ounces of water
Kayser-Jones Brief Oral Health Status Examination (BOHSE)
Scored assessment of the lymph nodes, lips, tongue, tissue inside of cheek, floor and roof of mouth, gums between teeth and/or under artificial teeth, saliva, condition of natural/artificial teeth, chewing position of teeth, and oral cleanliness
Tongue pressure
Maximum isometric lingual pressure at the front and back of tongue will be measured by placing an air-filled pressure bulb on the surface of the oral tongue and having participants press the bulb "as hard as possible" against the hard palate
Test of Masticating and Swallowing Solids (TOMASS)
Measurement of bites, masticatory cycles, swallows, and time taken to consume a cracker
Respiratory function tests
Participants will take a maximum inhalation and forcefully exhale into a spirometer to measure maximum expiratory pressure (MEP), fully exhale their air and take a maximal inhalation into the spirometer to measure maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP), and produce a single strong cough into to spirometer to measure peak expiratory flow (PEF) and forced expiratory volume (FEV1)
Locations (1)
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin, United States