FEES to Determine Neurological Intensive Care Patients' Oral Diet

Dysphagia Clinical Trial

Official title: Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) to Determine Neurological Patients' Oral Diet

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Dysphagia is associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity. Adjusting the oral diet of ICU-patients based on flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) findings might reduce pneumonia rate, mortality and need for intubation/tracheotomy.

Clinical Trial Description

Dysphagia, a common complication in neurological disorders, leads to high rates of mortality and morbidity. It is prevalent in critically ill patients, especially those who need mechanical ventilation. The investigators therefore investigate the effect of adjusting the oral diet of our intensive care unit (ICU) patients based on flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) findings, thereby assessing the impact of FEES on a neurological ICU. All patients treated on the investigators neurological ICU will be eligible for this study.

The investigators will correlate findings with baseline data, disability status, pneumonia and duration of hospitalisation, as well as a need for mechanical ventilation or a tracheotomy. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Deglutition Disorders
• Disease
• Dysphagia
• Intensive Care Neurological Disorder
• Nervous System Diseases
• Pneumonia
• Pneumonia, Aspiration

• NCT number: NCT03753841
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Giessen
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 14, 2014
• Completion date: September 16, 2016