DYsphagiA in interMedIate Care UnitS

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Dysphagia
• Interventions: Other: Screening for dysphagia along clinical routine

• Registration Number: NCT04180449
• Lead Sponsor: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Brief Summary

Retrospective study in intermediate care unit patients on the incidence, Risk factors, and effects on mortality of dysphagia. During a 6-month observational period, routine data will be collected and analysed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-11-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-11-25
• Study First Posted: 2019-11-27
• Study Start: 2020-02-14
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Primary Completion: 2024-11-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-07
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-11
• Study Completion: 2024-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1400

Inclusion Criteria

• Intermediate care unit patients admitted within the observational period

Exclusion Criteria

• documented refusal to General Consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dysphagia screening positive	Screening for dysphagia along clinical routine	-
Dysphagia screening negative	Screening for dysphagia along clinical routine	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of positive screening (first screening) for dysphagia in neurosurgical intermediate care unit patients	within 8 hours from intermediate care unit admission	incidence: percentage of patients with screening positivity at first screening

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dept of Intensive Care Medicine; 🇨🇭 Bern, Switzerland