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Stroke Swallowing Screening Tool Validation

NCT01559649 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 284

Last updated 2016-07-19

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Summary

Stroke is a major medical problem in the United States, and veterans are at significant risk given that the most critical risk factors of stroke, older age and associated medical problems such as high blood pressure, are common. Dysphagia, swallowing problems, can lead to aspiration which in turn may result increased pneumonia, particularly in stroke patients. Development and implementation of an accurate and consistent nursing swallowing screening tool to identify risk of aspiration in individuals admitted with suspected stroke is critical as it allows for immediate intervention, thereby reducing associated medical complications, length of stay, and healthcare costs. The availability of such screening tools, however, is limited. The primary objective of this study is to construct a reliable and valid swallowing screening tool to identify risk of aspiration in individuals admitted with suspected stroke.

Conditions

  • Cerebrovascular Disorders
  • Deglutition Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Establishing Validity and Reliability

Consecutive individuals admitted with suspected stroke will be recruited to participate. Individuals will undergo screening of swallowing and a videofluoroscopic swallow study within two hours. Eight screening items will be tested for validity and inter-rater reliability: 6 nonswallowing features and 2 swallowing features. Reliability in nursing observations of each screening item will be completed in all participants. Speech pathologists trained in the screening items will serve as the reference standard from which to compare reliability with registered nurses who routinely work on the hospital ward with stroke patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Stephanie K Daniels, PhD · Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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