Comparing FEES to VFSS in Diagnosing Laryngeal Penetration and Aspiration in Infants in the NICU

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Conditions studied: Deglutition Disorders

In brief

The main purpose of the study is to determine whether the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) is effective in detecting laryngeal penetration and tracheal aspiration when compared with the Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS) in bottle-feeding infants in the NICU. A secondary objective is to determine whether FEES can be used to detect laryngeal penetration and tracheal aspiration in breastfeeding NICU infants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02003287

Run by

Baylor Research Institute

People needed

25

Starts

2013-11-01

Expected to finish

2014-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-03-06

Who can join

Age: 1 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 37 weeks or more postmenstrual age
• Diagnosis or suspicion of laryngeal penetration and/or tracheal aspiration by neonatal therapist and/or physician
• Inpatient at Baylor University Medical Center NICU

You may not qualify if…

• Not medically stable enough to undergo both FEES and VFSS as determined by neonatal therapist and/or physician
• Bilateral complete cleft lip and palate

Where it is running

• Baylor University Medical Center — Dallas, Texas, United States

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