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Swallow screening in care homes (SSinCH)

Dysphagia screening in nursing homes: validation of a novel screening tool

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14996832
Enrollment
182
Registered
2020-02-12
Start date
2019-02-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-08-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Dysphagia Signs and Symptoms Dysphagia

Interventions

This is a validation study. The study will assess the ability of the NDAT screening assessment to identify dysphagia correctly compared to current best practice. The overall objective is to assess th

Sponsors

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All new nursing admissions in participating care homes 2. Consent given from the care home resident to be included in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. individuals who have PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) feeding and are NBM (Nil By Mouth) due to severe dysphagia 2. Individuals who arrive at the home with SLT dysphagia care plans already in place

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The validity of the NDAT as a means of identifying those in need of specialist assessment by SLT services: specificity and sensitivity are used as standard summary measures of criterion validity with area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curve used as an overall measure of criterion validity. Measured at a single timepoint.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There are no secondary outcome measures

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026