patients with cervical spondylolysis may have swallowing or eating difficulty. In this study, we will use high resolution impedance manometry to evaluate these patients' detailed swallowing mechanisms.
This study will aim to evaluate swallowing function in patients with cervical spondylolysis by using high resolution impedance manometry (HRIM) along with oral frailty and dysphagia questionnaires. Researchers will plan to enroll 50 patients to investigate this issue. The inclusion criteria will be as following:1) age higher or equal to 20 years old; 2) patients with cervical spondylolysis or associated symptoms. The exclusion criteria will be as following: major organ dysfunction, including chronic kidney disease, bleeding tendency. The primary outcome will be the upper esophageal sphincter relaxing pressure. The researchers will hope to find the swallowing dysfunction mechanisms in these patients.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
50
patients with EAT-10 higher than 3 or frailty questionnaire higher than 2 examined by HRIM
patients with EAT-10 lower than 3 or frailty questionnaire lower than 2 examined by HRIM
upper esophageal sphincter pressure
upper esophageal sphincter opening ability questionnaire
Time frame: 30 minutes
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