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Can Hospital Acquired Pneumonia be Prevented in Patients Who Gurgle?

NCT01134133 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2011-06-23

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Summary

Hospital inpatients who have gurgling sounds heard during speech or breathing have been observed to have a higher risk of hospital acquired pneumonia. Patients who gurgle and who consent to participation will be randomized to receive routine clinical management or management to include measures employed to reduce risks of aspiration, namely, 1. head of bed up (30 degrees or higher), 2. swallowing evaluation by speech therapist (and feeding predicated on formal evaluation), 3. prompting managing physicians to reduce sedating medications to minimal effective dose.

Conditions

  • Hospital Acquired Pneumonia in Gurgling Patients

Interventions

OTHER

Anti-gurgling intervention

1\. head of bed 30 degrees or higher, 2. swallowing evaluation-based feeding, 3. sedatives titrated to minimal effective dose.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bridgeport Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-02-28
Primary Completion
2010-07-31
Completion
2010-07-31

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