What this means
This is a trial plan that has not started recruiting people yet, so no results exist. It cannot yet tell us whether the swallowing exercises work.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Opening soon
- Who can join
- Ages 60 and over · 72 adults aged 60 and older in a nursing home
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- The Effect of Swallowing Exercise and Maneuver Program For Older Adults With Dysphagia in Nursing Home
- Trial ID
- NCT07049471 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Oropharyngeal Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorders, Frailty-related Dysphagia, Nursing Homes
- What is tested
- Swallowing Exercise and Maneuver Program for Older Adults with Dysphagia
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
- Ages
- 60 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Jul 3, 2025 · updated Jul 3, 2025
Registry summary
This clinical trial aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured swallowing exercise and maneuver program for older adults with dysphagia living in a nursing home. Dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing, is common in elderly populations and may lead to malnutrition, dehydration, and aspiration pneumonia.
In this study, 72 participants aged 60 years and older were randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group received a combined swallowing exercise and maneuver program-including Masako Maneuver, Chin Tuck Against Resistance, Supraglottic Swallow, and Super-Supraglottic Swallow-performed three times daily before meals over a six-week period. The control group received standard care, including upright sitting posture during meals.
Swallowing ability was measured using the EAT-10 questionnaire. The intervention group showed significant improvement in swallowing scores, while no meaningful changes were observed in the control group. This study suggests that nurse-led swallowing exercises can be a safe, simple, and effective strategy to improve swallowing function and quality of life in older adults living in long-term care settings.
Sites (1)
- Faculty of Nursing Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, Indonesia