Status:
COMPLETED
Post Extubation Dysphagia
Lead Sponsor:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Conditions:
Severity of Aspiration in Post-extubated Subjects
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesize that aspiration will be more prevalent at two to four hours post-extubation but will resolve in the majority of patients by 24 to 26 hours post-extubation. The purpose o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients that were intubated for more than 48 hours.
- Adults, 18 and over
- All races
- Males and females
- Approval to participate in the study by the treating physician
Exclusion
- Patients with a history of oropharyngeal dysphagia.
- Patients with neurological disorders associated with dysphagia including dementia, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and ALS.
- Patients with a history of head and neck cancer or laryngeal surgery.
- Patients that are not candidate for FEES because of facial fractures, nothing by mouth (NPO) status for other procedures, elevated bleeding risk (patients on therapeutically dosed anticoagulant infusion or injection, platelet count less than 50,000, INR greater than 2.0, partial thromboplastin time greater than 1.5 times normal), decreased level of arousal/alertness, significant agitation, or inability to tolerate room air or nasal cannula oxygen for duration of FEES.
- Patients who are extubated after 1400 or on weekends (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday).
- Non-English Speakers will be excluded
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
71 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01849679
Start Date
March 1 2013
End Date
February 1 2016
Last Update
November 1 2016
Active Locations (1)
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792