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Swallowing Disorders in Minimally Consciousness Patients (MCS)

Swallowing Disorders and Consciousness Alteration in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03562104
Acronym
TC-DEG
Enrollment
34
Registered
2018-06-19
Start date
2018-11-30
Completion date
2023-03-16
Last updated
2026-02-20

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

Conditions

Swallowing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury

Brief summary

This study aimed to characterize swallowing disorders in minimally consciousness patients after brain traumatic injury.

Detailed description

After inclusion, the patients will underwent a videofluoroscopy and the Wessex Head Injury Matrix.

Interventions

Swallowing description in Minimally consciousness Patient

OTHERWessex Head Injury Matrix scale

Wessex Head Injury Matrix scale in Minimally consciousness Patient

Sponsors

University Hospital, Rouen
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Description of swallowing

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Legal representant signed * Aged between 18 and 70 years * Having a severe TBI (Glasgow \< 8) * Without counterindication to underwent a VideoFluoroScopy * Could hold a setting position

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy ongoing * Having a pathologic al examination of IX, X, XII cranial nerve examination * Massif faciale fracture * Psychiatric illness * Medical history of swallowing disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Stages of swallowing disordersDay 1swallowing disorder stage is done using videofluoroscopy

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Correlation between Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM) and stage of swallowing disorderDay 1Correlation between Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM) and swallowing disorder (Videofluoroscopy)

Countries

France

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOREric VERIN, Pr

University Hospital, Rouen

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026