Effect of swallowing and mouth care interventions in food intake and salivary flow of patients after removal of endotracheal tube
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R098- Other specified symptoms and signsinvolving the circulatory and respiratory systemsHealth Condition 2: R098- Other specified symptoms and signsinvolving the circulatory and respiratory systems
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who were extubated after 48 hours of endotracheal intubation.
Patients who were started on enteric nutrition.
Patients who can understand and speak English/Tamil fluently.
Exclusion Criteria
History of neuromuscular disease.
Swallowing difficulty prior to intubation.
Patients who have undergone tracheostomy.
Patients who are unable to follow instructions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Swallowing and oral care interventions helps the patient to resume full oral intake following endotracheal extubation earlier than the control group.Timepoint: 14 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Swallowing and oral care interventions helps the patient in increasing salivary flow following endotracheal extubationTimepoint: 14 days