UMIN ID: UMIN000002133
Registered date:01/04/2010
The effect of press tack needles on the swallowing reflex in the elderly.
Basic Information
| Recruitment status | Complete: follow-up complete |
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| Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied | aspiration pneumonia |
| Date of first enrollment | 2009/07/01 |
| Target sample size | 80 |
| Countries of recruitment | Japan |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Intervention(s) | Press tack needles on acupoints Sham needles on acupoints Press tack needles on sham points |
Outcome(s)
| Primary Outcome | Improvement of swallowing reflex. |
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| Secondary Outcome |
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
| Age minimum | 65years-old |
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| Age maximum | Not applicable |
| Gender | Male and Female |
| Include criteria | |
| Exclude criteria | patients obviously showing a symptom of pneumonia |
Related Information
| Primary Sponsor | Department of Traditional Asian Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine |
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| Secondary Sponsor | |
| Source(s) of Monetary Support | Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Secondary ID(s) |
Contact
| public contact | |
| Name | Takashi Seki |
| Address | 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, JAPAN Japan |
| Telephone | |
| Affiliation | Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Traditional Asian Medicine |
| scientific contact | |
| Name | Takashi Seki |
| Address | 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, JAPAN Japan |
| Telephone | 022-717-7185 |
| Affiliation | Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Traditional Asian Medicine |