The Effectiveness of Oral Health in Improving Dysphagia of Patients After Stroke of Swallowing Function and Oral Health Quality of Life

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effectiveness of Oral Health in Improving Dysphagia of Patients After Stroke of Swallowing Function and Oral Health Quality of Life

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03219346
• Other study ID #: 201700143B0
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: February 17, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: July 2018
• Source: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
• Contact: Hsiao-Jung Chen
• Phone: +886-3-2118800
• Email: crchen51[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The prevalence of chewing dysphagia in the domestic rehabilitation department ward was about 53.61%.Nasal tube retention of about 31%, due to nasogastric tube feeding, often overlooked oral hygiene, easy to cause respiratory tract infection. At the same time, oral hygiene will also affect the effectiveness of swallowing treatment, is worthy of attention to health problems.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: February 17, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: February 10, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Clinical diagnosis of first stroke with nasal tube retention

2. Language therapist providing swallowing treatment

3. Caregiver providing oral care to patients

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Oral cancer

2. head and neck cancer

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Deglutition Disorders
• Stroke
• Swallowing Disorders

Intervention

Other:
• oral care program
Oral care (sputum and special needs of people cleaning teeth) time for three days a week (with swallowing treatment time before), once a day, each about 10 minutes of oral care program.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Chang Gung University	Taipei

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Functional oral intake scale	Seven different grades,Normal for 7 points;Total score of 1-7	before the first swallowing treatment (one day before treatment)
Secondary	Functional oral intake scale	Seven different grades,Normal for 7 points;Total score of 1-7	two weeks after the swallowing treatment (14 days)
Secondary	Functional oral intake scale	Seven different grades,Normal for 7 points;Total score of 1-7	three weeks after the swallowing treatment (21 days)