Can cervical auscultation improve the diagnosis of aspiration in children?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Oropharyngeal aspiration; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000589785
• Lead Sponsor: Children's Health Queensland Foundation, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-05-24
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 216

Inclusion Criteria

Children aged under 18 years and who are referred for a feeding assessment or modified barium swallow study at The Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane.

Exclusion Criteria

Children deemed medically unfit to complete a clinical feeding evaluation and modifed barium swallow study as determined by the treating medical team. Children can only participate for one series of evaluations.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Modified barium swallow results: aspiration, penetration or no aspiration.[Clinical feeding evaluation (initial timepoint) followed by modified barium swallow study (end timepoint) within 24hrs to 2 weeks of initial clinical feeding evaluation assessment]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Compare acoustic features of aspirating and non-aspirating swallow sounds (decibels, duration, frequency).Continuous variables will be analysed using a T-test (assuming normal distribution).[Clinical feeding evaluation only (first and end timepoint for this outcome)]