Visual and Auditory Breathing-swallowing Coordinated Training

National Hospital Organization Minami Kyoto Hospital10 enrolled

Overview

Dysphagia is caused by multiple factors, and respiratory-swallowing discoordination is considered to be one of the factors. The investigators recently developed a visual and auditory breathing-swallowing coordinated training device. In this study, investigators examined the validity of a this device for healthy subjects. The investigators will examine which respiratory phase the swallowing occurs when the swallowing is started in accordance with the signal lighting and voice of this device.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DEVICE_FEASIBILITY

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Breathing-Swallowing Coordination Dysphagia Rehabilitation

Interventions

Visual and Auditory Breathing-swallowing Coordinated Training deviceDEVICE

This device has a structure in which a band wrapped around the chest detects the respiratory phase from changes in the lung volume, and the connected device lights a signal and sounds a sound.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects with written informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with an apparent swallowing disorder * Subjects with clinically evident cerebrovascular diseases

Locations (1)

National Hospital Organization Minami Kyoto Hospital

Jōyō, Kyoto, Japan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time from signal lighting and sounding to start swallowing

Time frame: Day 1

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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