Status:

COMPLETED

Screening and Intervention of Postextubation Dysphagia

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Conditions:

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Swallowing Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

20+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This clinical trial aims to test the validity of a two-item swallowing screen and to examine the effects of the Swallowing and Oral-Care (SOC) Program on resumption of oral intake, incidence of penetr...

Detailed Description

Endotracheal intubation is life-sustaining, but it may contribute to postextubation dysphagia (PED) increasing the risk of penetration, aspiration, and aspiration pneumonia. Up to 84% of extubated pat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient who is over 20 years old.
  • Patient how has received over 48 hours endotracheal intubation and had been successfully extubated.

Exclusion

  • Patient who has a history of neuromuscular disease (e.g., parkinsonism or stroke) or head and neck deformities.
  • Patient who has preexisting difficulty swallowing.
  • Patient who has received a tracheostomy.
  • Patient who were unable to follow verbal instructions.
  • Patient who were on contact and droplet precautions (e.g., open tuberculosis)
  • Patient who were receiving continuous noninvasive ventilation after extubation that precluded the delivery of an SOC intervention

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 19 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 8 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

145 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03284892

Start Date

September 19 2017

End Date

August 8 2020

Last Update

July 20 2023

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 10055