Status:
COMPLETED
Study: C-Collar and Dysphagia
Lead Sponsor:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Conditions:
Dysphagia
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to characterize oral-pharyngeal swallow function with the guidance of videofluoroscopy under two conditions, with and without cervical bracing, in patients determined to h...
Detailed Description
According to the National Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, 12,000 patients experience acute spinal cord injury (SCI) in the United States annually. It is reported that 16% to 55% of pat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inpatients receiving treatment for a spine injury
- Treating physician's approval that cervical cervical spinal column injury is stable
- Approval for collar removal by treating physician during VFSS
- Adults 60 and over.
- All races.
- Males and females.
- Glasgow coma scale of 13 or greater.
Exclusion
- History of oral-pharyngeal dysphagia.
- Neurologic disorders associated with dysphagia including dementia, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and ALS.
- Pharyngeal/laryngeal surgery or head/neck radiation treatment.
- Glasgow coma scale of less than 13 at time of evaluation.
- Patient's with a tracheotomy.
- Barium intolerance.
- Patients who lack the capacity to consent on their own behalf
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 17 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 5 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
23 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03349125
Start Date
September 17 2013
End Date
April 5 2018
Last Update
October 2 2019
Active Locations (1)
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University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792