Dysphagia Signs and Symptoms
Conditions
Interventions
Subjects will be allocated, based on odd and even numbers in a list of random numbers, to drink 250 ml of either mildly (nectar-like) or moderately thick (honey-like) water. Time trade utilities will
Sponsors
Galway University Hospitals
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Group 1: Consecutive patients admitted to the medical wards of a 600-bed university teaching hospital, who were judged by medical and nursing staff to be clinically stable and fit to be interviewed. Group 2: A convenience sample of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals working on the medical wards of the hospital or on an associated rehabilitation unit.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with any of the following diagnoses present: dementia or delirium; stroke, Parkinson’s disease or parkinsonism, multiple sclerosis, dysphagia from any other condition, or receiving a texture modified diet for any reason 2. Those with limited command of English or with other major communication problems
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Individual subject utilities will be elicited in face to face interviews. The average (median as non-parametric analysis planned) utility in each of the randomised groups will be compared. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Average utilities will be compared between patient and professional groups 2. The effect if any of age and gender on subject utilities will be examined 3. The amount of the sample of thickened fluid that each subject drank will be recorded as less than a third, between one and two thirds and more than two thirds 4. The relationship between the volume consumed and the subsequent utility rating of subjects will be analysed | — |
Countries
Ireland
Outcome results
None listed