Health Condition 1: R131- Dysphagia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: FOR PATIENTS: - Age between 18-80 years - Persistent swallowing difficulty in ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke patients, at two weeks of onset of stroke or beyond. - Both male and female genders will be included FOR CONTROLS: - Participants; healthy patient’s attendants’ or patients referred for barium swallow assessment/video fluoroscopy and noted to have normal swallowing functions and consenting for the study will be included - Age (±5 years) and gender matched
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: FOR PATIENTS: - Patients will be excluded if not consenting will be excluded - Patients who are in altered sensorium, comatose, on mechanical ventilation support and malignant infarction - Patients having severe disabling co-morbidities, throat disease causing swallowing difficulty. - Patients allergic to contrast/barium used for video-fluoroscopy/barium swallow. FOR CONTROLS: - Patients will be excluded if not consenting will be excluded - Patients who are in altered sensorium, comatose, on mechanical ventilation support and malignant infarction - Patients having severe disabling co-morbidities, throat disease causing swallowing difficulty. - Patients allergic to contrast/barium used for video-fluoroscopy/barium swallow
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Development of a diagnostic tool to detect swallowing dysfunction in cases with stroke and pilot data for clinical assessment. Timepoint: 2 years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Objective measurement of swallowing with a new metric based on the data from developed tool.Timepoint: 2 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAwadh Kishor Pandit
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed