Status:
COMPLETED
Screening the Patient for Oral Intake: Applicability of the Yale Swallow Protocol in Patients Across Disease Categories
Lead Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Conditions:
Oral Intake
Dysphagia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
With 98 swallow screening tools already developed, dysphagia remains under-screened and undiagnosed. Even for patients at high risk of oropharyngeal dysphagia (i.e., hospitalized aged, post-stroke, Pa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Hospitalized patients with any of the following conditions: (a) head-and-neck cancer, (b) stroke, (c) Parkinson's disease, (d) post-extubated, and (e) aged above 65 years.
- aged above 18 years.
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded if they are (a) feeding-tube dependent (gastrostomy tube, nasogastric tube), (b) nil per os (NPO), or (c) with airborne-transmitted diseases (e.g., open tuberculosis or SARS).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 19 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 6 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
502 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06171165
Start Date
February 19 2024
End Date
September 6 2024
Last Update
October 22 2024
Active Locations (1)
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1
National Taiwan University School of Nursing
Taipei, Taiwan