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Alzheimer Disease

Intermittent Oral Tube in Alzheimer's Patients

Sponsored by Copka Sonpashan

About this trial

Last updated a year ago

Study ID

IOE Alzheimer

Status

Not yet recruiting

Type

Interventional

Phase

N/A

Placebo

No

Accepting

18-75 Years
18 to 85 Years
All
All

Not accepting

Not accepting
Healthy Volunteers

Trial Timing

Ended 5 months ago

What is this trial about?

This is a prospective multicenter study with Alzheimer's patients with dysphagia. Patients enrolled are randomly divided equally into the observation group and the control group. All patients receive conventional care, and the observation group received Intermittent Oral-esophageal Tube Feeding while the control group received Nasogastric Tube Feeding for enteral nutrition support. Baseline information (demographics, medical history, etc.), nutritional status at admission and after treatment, depression, dysphagia, and quality of life after treatment are compared.

What are the participation requirements?

Yes

Inclusion Criteria

- age between 18 years and 85 years, meeting the diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease.

- presence of no contraindication for enteral nutrition.

- with dysphagia verified by Imaging materials.

- with stable vital signs and no severe liver or kidney dysfunction, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, or multiple complications

- Minimum Mental State Examination ranging from 10-26

No

Exclusion Criteria

- unable to cooperate in completing treatment and assessment due to personal reasons or other disorders.

- complicated with other intracranial lesions, such as stroke.

- abnormal structure of swallowing-related organ and tissue.