Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Determination of Accurate Screening Tools for Dysphagia in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy
Brief Summary:
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a rare myopathic disease that results in progressive degeneration of the oral and pharyngeal muscular, resulting in severe dysphagia and dysarthria. OPMD is considered a rare disease; therefore, limited research is available on the natural progression of the disease or the utility of biomarkers to identify swallowing impairment. The aim of this study is: