Status:
COMPLETED
Cough and Swallow Rehab Following Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
University of Florida
Collaborating Sponsors:
American Heart Association
Conditions:
Ischemic Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-85 years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Stroke is the leading case of neurologic swallow dysfunction, or dysphagia. Post stroke dysphagia is associated with approximately 50% increase in the rate of pneumonia diagnoses; aspiration pneumonia...
Detailed Description
Research Design and Methods This pilot study will include twenty acute (1-14 days post-ictus) and subacute (14 days - 6 months post-ictus) ischemic stroke patients between the ages of 50 and 80 as par...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Acute (0-14 days) and subacute (14 days - 6 months) ischemic stroke
- Neurologic status permits participation.
- Medical status permits participation.
Exclusion
- Dysphagia secondary to something other than stroke.
- Refuses consent.
- Incapable of informed consent and has no representative.
- Multiple strokes and previous history of dysphagia secondary to stroke.
- Longer than 6 months post-stroke
- Known cardiac valve thrombosis
- Stroke etiology of dissection
- Unstable / evolving stroke lesion.
- History of cancer in the head or neck
- History of radiation to the head or neck
- History of degenerative disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
14 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01907321
Start Date
January 1 2011
End Date
April 1 2015
Last Update
January 27 2017
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32611
2
Brooks Rehabilitation Clinical Research Center
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32216