Non-standardized vs. Standardized Screening for Dysphagia

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Conditions studied: Dysphagia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare two different screening tests for detecting dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) as well as the risk for aspiration (silent swallowing of liquids/solids into the lungs) in patients after an ischemic stroke (when a blood clot blocks or narrows an artery leading to the brain).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05603897

Run by

University of Miami

People needed

50

Starts

2024-04-05

Expected to finish

2026-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults ≥ 18 years old
• Patients admitted to Lynn Rehabilitation Center with an admitting diagnosis consistent with acute ischemic stroke within the past 1 month
• Patients able to provide informed, written consent. If patients are not cognitively able to give informed consent, then consent will be obtained from patient proxy in person or over the phone
• Able to read and comprehend verbal instruction in English and/or Spanish

You may not qualify if…

• Adults > 80 years old
• Pregnant women
• Prisoners
• Those with a prior history of dysphagia
• Those with any diagnoses that include acute intracranial hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury

Where it is running

• Lynn Rehabilitation Center / University of Miami — Miami, Florida, United States (enrolling)

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