Does increasing the amount of swallowing therapy improve outcomes for adults with swallowing problems after stroke?

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Dysphagia; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Speech therapy; Stroke - Ischaemic; Stroke - Haemorrhagic

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000465853
• Lead Sponsor: South Western Sydney Local Health District/Braeside Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-04-20
• Last Update Posted: 25 April 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

Participants in the case-control study:
i) Adults (18 years or older) admitted as rehabilitation inpatients with an expected admission of at least five days, ii) diagnosis of stroke as per CT/MRI scan or medical report, iii) oropharyngeal dysphagia diagnosed by a speech pathologist due to recent stroke (within 12 months), iv) medically stable v) adequate cognition (Cognitive Functional Independence Measure >9), vi) able and willing to give written or oral consent to participate and comply with increased dosage of swallowing intervention vii) no restriction on the languages spoken by the patient.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for participants in the case-control study:
i) Not referred for swallowing rehabilitation ii) have comorbidities which affect swallowing (e.g. neurodegenerative conditions, head and neck cancer) iii) pregnant women.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Functional Oral Intake Score (FOIS)[Baseline, immediately after intervention (i.e. on return to premorbid diet/fluids, or at discharge; primary timepoint) and 3 months post commencement of intervention];Number of participants who returned to premorbid diet and fluids assessed through medical record audit or patient interview[At conclusion of study (primary timepoint) and 3 months post commencement of intervention];Number of days before participants returned to premorbid diet and fluids assessed through medical record audit[Immediately after intervention (i.e. on return to premorbid diet/fluids) ]