Aspiration in Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors

NCT ID: NCT02363686

Last Updated: 2021-07-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

248 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-02-29

Study Completion Date

2020-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to learn more about problems with swallowing that could develop in patients who are very sick and need a machine to help them breathe.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study is to learn more about problems with swallowing that could develop in patients who are very sick and need a machine to help them breathe. Patients are asked to be in this study because they had problems breathing on their own and therefore needed the help of a machine called a ventilator. In order for this ventilator to push air into the lungs, patients need a tube placed in the throat called an endotracheal tube. The process of placing this endotracheal tube was called intubation. The tube has now been removed, which is a process called extubation. Sometimes, people who have had endotracheal tubes can have difficulty swallowing food and liquids for a period of time. This disease is called post-extubation dysphagia (PED). PED is a serious condition and may result in food or liquid going from the mouth into the lungs. This could cause further lung problems. Given this risk, doctors sometimes suggest that patients with PED either avoid eating or drinking, or get a feeding tube. Currently, nobody knows how often patients develop PED, why they develop it, or the best method to detect it. Standard care involves clinicians making educated guesses. This study looks to determine if watching the patient swallow, both with and without a small camera, is an accurate method for detecting PED.

Conditions

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Dysphagia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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FEES & Bedside Swallow Evaluation (BSE)

Subjects will receive a Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), followed by a speech language pathologist (SLP) performing a bedside swallowing evaluation (BSE).

Group Type OTHER

FEES

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

A thin, flexible endoscope designed for assessment of laryngeal structures is passed through the nose to the oropharynx, visualizing the laryngeal structures, and the base of tongue and the pharynx. If needed 4% topical lidocaine and/or oxymetazoline (Afrin) will be administered. Swallowing will then be evaluated directly with six food boluses of 5 ml each. All patients will be allowed to swallow spontaneously without a verbal command to swallow. Video of the examinations will be recorded and presence of dysphagia will be designated independently by 3 different observers (one pulmonary physician and two speech language pathologists (SLPs)). This procedure will take 5-10 minutes. The camera will then be removed.

BSE

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Following the FEES, a speech language pathologist (SLP) will perform a noninvasive bedside swallow evaluation (BSE). The SLP will be blinded to the results of the FEES, and the name of the SLP performing the BSE will not be recorded. No other identifying information will be collected regarding the SLP performing the test.

Interventions

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FEES

A thin, flexible endoscope designed for assessment of laryngeal structures is passed through the nose to the oropharynx, visualizing the laryngeal structures, and the base of tongue and the pharynx. If needed 4% topical lidocaine and/or oxymetazoline (Afrin) will be administered. Swallowing will then be evaluated directly with six food boluses of 5 ml each. All patients will be allowed to swallow spontaneously without a verbal command to swallow. Video of the examinations will be recorded and presence of dysphagia will be designated independently by 3 different observers (one pulmonary physician and two speech language pathologists (SLPs)). This procedure will take 5-10 minutes. The camera will then be removed.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

BSE

Following the FEES, a speech language pathologist (SLP) will perform a noninvasive bedside swallow evaluation (BSE). The SLP will be blinded to the results of the FEES, and the name of the SLP performing the BSE will not be recorded. No other identifying information will be collected regarding the SLP performing the test.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing Bedside Swallowing Evaluation

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects will be eligible to participate in the study if they meet all of the following criteria:

1. Admission to a University of Colorado Hospital ICU
2. Mechanical ventilation support through an endotracheal tube for greater than 24 hours

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects will be ineligible to participate in the study if they meet any of the following criteria

1. Age less than 18 years
2. Contraindication to enteral nutrition administration
3. Diagnosis of an acute or pre-existing central nervous system disorder (excluding a seizure disorder)
4. Pre-existing dysphagia
5. Previous surgery of the head, neck, or esophagus
6. Previous cancer of the head or neck
7. The presence of a tracheostomy
8. The presence of nasal or pharyngeal trauma or bleeding
9. Clinical team believes one of the protocols would be harmful to an individual patient
10. Expected survival less than 3 months
11. Pregnancy
12. Imprisoned at the time of admission, anytime during the hospitalization, or anytime during the followup period
13. Inability to give informed consent and proxy unavailable.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Boston University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Colorado, Denver

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Marc Moss, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Colorado, Denver

Locations

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University of Colorado Hospital

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Boston University Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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5K24HL089223

Identifier Type: NIH

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1R21NR015886-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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12-0184

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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