Can Hospital Acquired Pneumonia be Prevented in Patients Who Gurgle?

Phase 1

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Hospital Acquired Pneumonia in Gurgling Patients

• Registration Number: NCT01134133
• Lead Sponsor: Bridgeport Hospital

Brief 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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-02
• Study Start: 2010-02
• Study First Submitted: 2010-05-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-05-28
• Study First Posted: 2010-05-31
• Primary Completion: 2010-07
• Study Completion: 2010-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-06-21
• Last Update Posted: 2011-06-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Gurglers who consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-gurglers
• Patients presenting with pneumonia prior to identification with gurgling
• Patients receiving comfort-care-only

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hospital acquired pneumonia	14 days (average)