Swallowing problems - Influence of the shape of solid oral dosage forms on dysphagic patients' swallowability
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- R13.9
- Registration Number
- DRKS00003218
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 52
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adult
2. Stroke and Parkinson's disease patients
3. Long-term therapy with at least one solid oral drug
4. Patients with positiv Daniels-test or suspicion of dysphagia when being assessed by a speech therapist, which indicates a videoendoscopic evaluation of swallowing
5. Inpatient in the Bethanien Hospital
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who are not able to follow easy instructions
2. Patients who cannot be positioned upright
3. Medium and severe dementia
4. Somnolent patients or patients with delirium
5. Patients with a negativ Daniels-test and no dysphagia symptoms when being assessed by a speech therapist
6. Non-stroke and non-Parkinson's disease patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Prevalence of dysphagic patients who are able to swallow solid oral dosage forms<br>2. Ideal solid dosage form for patients with dysphagia<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Differentiated evaluation of the swallowability of solid dosage forms<br>2. Frequency of drug modifications for dysphagic patients<br>3. Frequency of inadequate drug modifications for dysphagic patients<br>4. Frequency of drug modifications for dysphagic patients, who would be able to swallow drugs without modifications (based on the results of the videoendoscopy)<br>5. Frequency of possible dosage form substitutions, which could facilitate swallowing of drugs for dysphagic patients