Swallowing problems - evaluation of different factors influencing the swallowability ofsolid oral dosage forms
- Conditions
- R13.9
- Registration Number
- DRKS00000607
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1051
Inclusion Criteria
Full age,
Chronic intake of at least one drug for the duration of at least four weeks
Exclusion Criteria
Non adults,
No drug intake for the duration of at least four weeks
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Prevalence of problems swallowing solid oral dosage forms<br><br>2. Relevance of swallowing difficulties<br><br>Data of both primary endpoints will be collected during the duration of the study with a questionnaire.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Dependence of pharmaceutical formulations on swallowing difficulties<br><br>2. Dependence of active ingredients on swallowing difficulties<br><br>3. Dependence of swallowing mistakes on swallowing difficulties<br><br>4. Dependence of diseases on swallowing difficulties<br><br>5. Correlation between mental factors and swallowing difficulties <br><br>6. Patients‘ consciousness of effects of modifications<br><br>7. Physicians‘ and pharmacists‘ consciousness of swallowing difficulties<br><br>8. Preference for certain pharmaceutical dosage forms<br><br>All endpoints will be collected during the duration of the study with a questionnaire.<br><br>