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Oral and Swallowing Function in Older Adults

NCT06368830 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2026-05-19

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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.

Conditions

  • Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

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

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

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

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

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

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Test of Masticating and Swallowing Solids (TOMASS)

Measurement of bites, masticatory cycles, swallows, and time taken to consume a cracker

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

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)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael S Pulia, MD, PhD · University of Wisconsin, Madison

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-03
Primary Completion
2026-07-31
Completion
2026-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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