Poster on Dysphagia-specific Food Procedures: Usability and Impact
DYSPHAGIA
Using a Visual Poster Communicating Dysphagia-specific Food Procedures as a Complementary Means of Information to Caregivers in Inpatient Care: Usability and Impact
1 other identifier
interventional
60
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of a poster containing information on dysphagia-specific food procedures at two levels: utility from the point of view of patients' caregivers, and impact on patients' health. Half the patients will have the poster placed in their room, whereas the other half will not.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2019
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 15, 2018
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 29, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2019
CompletedJanuary 29, 2019
October 1, 2018
Same day
November 15, 2018
January 25, 2019
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (4)
Change in patients' aspiration risk before and after placement of the poster in their rooms
Change in patients' risk of aspiration in dysphagia (with the Gugging Swallowing Screen - GUSS)
1 month
Change in patients' capacity for oral intake before and after placement of the poster in their rooms
Change in patients' oral intake capacity in dysphagia (with the Functional Oral Intake Scale - FOIS)
1 month
Change in patients' oral health before and after placement of the poster in their rooms
Change in patients' oral health in dysphagia (with the Oral Health Assessment Tool - OHAT)
1 month
Change in patients' nutritional health before and after placement of the poster in their rooms
Change in patients' nutritional status in dysphagia (with the Mini Nutritional Assessment - MNA)
1 month
Study Arms (2)
Poster
EXPERIMENTALA poster with pictorial information about dysphagia-specific food procedures placed in patients' rooms for one month
No poster
NO INTERVENTIONNo poster is placed in patients' room.
Interventions
Patients and their caregivers will be exposed to the poster for one month
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients with post-acute dysphagia (lesion occurring at least six weeks prior, approximately),
- remaining in inpatient care for at least one month after the first moment of data collection,
- years of age or older,
- receiving regular visits from their family members or caregivers.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
CINTESIS - Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto
Porto, 4200-450, Portugal
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Irene P Carvalho, PhD
Universidade do Porto
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 15, 2018
First Posted
January 29, 2019
Study Start
January 1, 2019
Primary Completion
January 1, 2019
Study Completion
February 1, 2019
Last Updated
January 29, 2019
Record last verified: 2018-10
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share