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Positioning for Neurogenic Dysphagia in Acute Stroke A FEES -supported, randomized pilot study blinded to outcome measures to compare the immediate effects of conventional and neutral position positioning on the quality of swallowing response.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
neurog. dysphagia post stroke
Registration Number
DRKS00031666
Lead Sponsor
Verbund Krankenhaus Bernkastel Wittlich
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Diagnostic confirmation of stroke with CT and / or MRI
- Non-apparative dysphagia diagnostics
- Gugging Swallowing Screen GUSS (Trapl et al. 2007) < 19 by nurses
- Clinical swallowing examination KSU by speech therapists, including history / foreign history and Bogenhausen Dysphagia Score BODS (Bartolome 2006,2014) score >3
- Admission to the stroke unit within 24 h after event
- Performance of FEES within 24 h to 72 h after event,
- Minimum age 18 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Early deterioration, direct admission to the intensive care unit, documented palliative care, immediate surgery, another serious medical illness or unstable coronary disease, no voice response, systolic blood pressure below 120 mm Hg or above 220 mm Hg, Oxygen saturation below 92% with supplemental oxygen, patients requiring ventilation, tracheostomy, patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, body temperature above 38.5 degrees Celsius, drop in blood pressure more than 30 Hg after reaching the sitting position in bed.
Pre-existing conditions: External anamnesis (doctor's letters, transfer of care, transfer reports, relatives' reports) or self-reported pre-existing dysphagia, e.g. neurodegenerative diseases, neuromuscular diseases, ENT tumors or after a previous stroke, contraindications to sitting, e.g. decubitus ulcers on the bedside.e.g. decubitus at the overlying skin layers of the buttocks, acute fracture of the femoral neck bone, against FEES e.g.: acute lesions of the face / facial skull, morphological changes that prevent nasal passage of the endoscope, no consent for participation.

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
endoscopic dysphagia severity scale FEDSS<br>Messzeitpunkt unmittelbar nach der Lagerung nach Lin in den Pflegerollstuhl
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Penetration-Aspiration Scale PAS according to Rosenbeck <br>Time of measurement immediately after positioning after Lin in nursing wheelchair
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