Status:
COMPLETED
Acceptance of Different Thickeners in Dysphagia
Lead Sponsor:
Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña
Conditions:
Dysphagia
Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Randomized, controlled, pilot study of nutritional intervention to evaluate the acceptance to different kinds of thickeners, with and without the addition of flavoring.
Detailed Description
Background: In patients with dyaphagia the modification of viscosity of oral liquids with thickeners ia needed to guarantee an effective and safe swallowing, and to ensure a proper state of hydration...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia for liquids diagnosed before admission or during hospitalization and who need thickener.
Exclusion
- Patients with expected hospital length of stay less than 24 hours.
- Patients with food allergy to any of the ingredients of the thickener or flavorings used in the study.
- Patients with cognitive impairment that prevents collaborating in obtaining data.
- Patients in terminal situations, in which death is expected in the following hours.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 3 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 3 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04305860
Start Date
February 3 2020
End Date
March 3 2020
Last Update
March 12 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Alfonso Vidal-Casariego
A Coruña, La Coruna, Spain, 15006