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The research is about a prospective study conducted in patients suffering from dysphagia and cervical spine disorders and how they are interrelated. Three questionnaires have been given to patients with neurologic deficits, the first of these investigates the occurence of dysphagia in the three stages of swallowing, the second looks into the quality of life following a stroke or other neurologic damage and the third analyses how cervical spine disorders can affect every day life. After the bedside examination, VFSS or FEES, the patients are submitted to swallowing and cervical resistance exercises in fixed time periods after their hospitalisation. The results will be collected and evaluated using the statistical programme SPSS.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Videofluroscopic swallow study (VFSS) | Active Comparator | To investigate the swallowing ability of patients with neurologic problems |
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| cervical spine isometric excercises | Active Comparator | isometric exercises in patients with cervical spine scoliosis |
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| Fiberoptic endoscopic esophageal study (FEES) | Active Comparator | To investigate the anatomic structures during swallowing of patients with neurologic problems |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Videofluroscopic swallow study (VFSS) | Procedure | Barium, radiation |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| change in swallowing ability and quality of life by swal-quol questionnaire | at the time of admittance to the rehabilitation department (baseline), at six weeks, at one year | |
| change of swallowing ability by Okuma's questionnaire | at the time of admittance to the rehabilitation department (baseline), at six weeks, at one year | |
| change of cervical scoliosis measured by Cobb method in x-rays | at the time of admittance to the rehabilitation department (baseline), at six weeks, at one year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| change of cervical oswestry disability index | this questionnaire will be distributed only to patients with previous cervical spine problems | at the time of admittance to the rehabilitation department (baseline), at six weeks, at one year |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University Hospital of Ioannina | Ioannina | Greece |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003680 | Deglutition Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D004935 | Esophageal Diseases |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D010608 | Pharyngeal Diseases |
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| cervical spine isometric exercises | Procedure | patients with cervical scoliosis will execute isometric exercises of the cervical spine |
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| Fiberoptic endoscopic esophageal study (FEES) | Procedure | food for swallowing |
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| D010038 | Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |