A randomised controlled study of the effects of oral intake of water inneuroligical disorder dysphagic patients who have been prescribed thickened fluids with consideration to bacterial colonisation and immunological response.

A randomised controlled study of the effects of oral intake of water in neurological disorder dysphagic patients who have been prescribed thickened fluids with consideration to bacterial colonisation and immunological response.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000797279

Enrollment

200

Registered

2009-09-15

Start date

2009-01-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of thin water in patients who have been prescribed thickened fluids. The hypothesis is that there will be no ill effects and that quality of life will be improved as aresult of the provision of thin water to patients with dysphagia who have been prescribed thickened fluids.

Interventions

Patients prescribed thickened fluids will be able to consume unlimited amounts of thin water for a period of five days that will be provided to them by nursing staff. All fluids other than wter will be thickened. There will be no limit to the amount of thin or thickened water. Participants will already have been prescribed thickened fluids by their treating Speech pathologist.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Participants who have been prescribed thickened fluids by their treating Speech pAthologist will have the opportunity to be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

patients not cleared for the study by a Medical Officer

Outcome results