Validation of Aspiration Risk Assessment in Stroke Units — ARAS  

Stroke, Acute Clinical Trial

Official title: Aspiration Risk in Stroke Units. Validation of Clinical Investigation Procedures for Risk Stratification

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to test the validity of a modified Daniels swallow test. The original test serves as reference method, the swallow endoscopy (FEES) as "gold standard".

Furthermore, it will be examined whether the modified Daniels test can be performed by nursing staff. As a reference method, the test will be performed by experienced speech therapists and the swallowing endoscopy (FEES) by speech therapists and/or physicians.

Clinical Trial Description

For each included patient, the standardized Daniels test is performed by a speech therapist within the first 24 hours after admission, as well as the modified Daniels test by a second speech therapist who is blinded to the result of the first test. This is immediately followed by the administration of the modified Daniels test by a nurse. All investigators are blinded to the results of the preceding water swallow tests. The water swallow tests are not performed by physicians.

Following the water swallow tests, FEES is performed by an examiner (physician or speech therapist) experienced in FEES. The examination is digitally recorded and evaluated by an external examiner (physician or speech therapist) using validated scores. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stroke
• Stroke, Acute

• NCT number: NCT06162910
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Giessen
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 1, 2018
• Completion date: February 28, 2023