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Aspiration in Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors 2
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I'm InterestedTrial ID: NCT05108896
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to learn more about problems with swallowing that could develop in patients who are very sick and need a machine to help them breathe.
Official Title
Aspiration in Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors
Stanford Investigator(s)
Joseph Levitt, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Admission to an ICU.
2. Mechanical ventilation with an endotracheal tube for greater than 48 hours.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Likely persistent contraindications to enteral/oral nutrition administration.
2. Pre-existing history of dysphagia or aspiration.
3. Pre-existing or acute primary central or peripheral neuromuscular disorder.
4. Presence of a chronic tracheostomy (present prior to ICU admission).
5. Pre-existing head and neck cancer or surgery.
6. Coagulopathy resulting in uncontrolled nasal or pharyngeal bleeding.
7. Delirium for more than 96 hours after extubation as assessed by Confusion Assessment Method (CAM-ICU).
8. Extubated for greater than 96 hours.
9. Inability to obtain informed consent from patient or an appropriate surrogate.
10. Age \< 18 years.
Intervention(s):
diagnostic_test: 3-Screenings Protocol
diagnostic_test: FEES
diagnostic_test: Tracheal Ultrasound
Recruiting
I'm InterestedContact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Joseph Levitt, MD, MS