Status:
RECRUITING
Development and Validation of the SWADOC Tool
Lead Sponsor:
University of Liege
Collaborating Sponsors:
Centre du Cerveau², Centre hospitalier universitaire de Liège
Centre de Traumatologie et de Réadaptation de Jette (Erasme, ULB)
Conditions:
Swallowing Disorders
Dysphagia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Background: After a period of coma, patients with severe brain injury may present disorders of consciousness (DOC). A wide proportion of these patients also suffer from severe dysphagia. Assessment an...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria :
- Age above 18-year-old
- Perfect knowledge of French language before the injury
- Previous event of coma phase caused by a severe acquired brain injury
- Medical stability (absence of mechanical ventilation and sedation, no acute medical pathology such as infection or respiratory distress)
- No neurological or otorhinolaryngological disease which can impact swallowing prior to the brain injury
- Minimum of 28 days since the acquired brain injury at inclusion
- Diagnosis of UWS, MCS-, MCS+ or EMCS based on the CRS-R or SECONDs
- Informed consent from legal representative of the patient
- Affiliated patient or beneficiary of a health insurance plan (for French participants only).
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 24 2020
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
104 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04706689
Start Date
July 24 2020
End Date
June 30 2025
Last Update
February 22 2024
Active Locations (8)
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1
Centre Hospitalier Neurologique William Lennox (UCL)
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Brabant Wallon, Belgium, 1340
2
Centre neurologique et de réadaptation fonctionnelle de Fraiture-en-Condroz
Fraiture, Belgium, 4557
3
Centre de Traumatologie et de Réadaptation de Jette (Erasme, ULB)
Jette, Belgium
4
Centre du Cerveau², University Hospital of Liège
Liège, Belgium, 4000