Poster on Dysphagia-specific Food Procedures: Usability and Impact (DYSPHAGIA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03820791 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified October 2018 by Universidade do Porto.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
First Posted : January 29, 2019
Last Update Posted : January 29, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Dysphagia | Device: Placement of a poster in patients' rooms | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Supportive Care |
Official Title: | Using a Visual Poster Communicating Dysphagia-specific Food Procedures as a Complementary Means of Information to Caregivers in Inpatient Care: Usability and Impact |
Estimated Study Start Date : | January 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | January 2019 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | February 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Poster
A poster with pictorial information about dysphagia-specific food procedures placed in patients' rooms for one month
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Device: Placement of a poster in patients' rooms
Patients and their caregivers will be exposed to the poster for one month |
No Intervention: No poster
No poster is placed in patients' room.
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- Change in patients' aspiration risk before and after placement of the poster in their rooms [ Time Frame: 1 month ]Change in patients' risk of aspiration in dysphagia (with the Gugging Swallowing Screen - GUSS)
- Change in patients' capacity for oral intake before and after placement of the poster in their rooms [ Time Frame: 1 month ]Change in patients' oral intake capacity in dysphagia (with the Functional Oral Intake Scale - FOIS)
- Change in patients' oral health before and after placement of the poster in their rooms [ Time Frame: 1 month ]Change in patients' oral health in dysphagia (with the Oral Health Assessment Tool - OHAT)
- Change in patients' nutritional health before and after placement of the poster in their rooms [ Time Frame: 1 month ]Change in patients' nutritional status in dysphagia (with the Mini Nutritional Assessment - MNA)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with post-acute dysphagia (lesion occurring at least six weeks prior, approximately),
- remaining in inpatient care for at least one month after the first moment of data collection,
- 18 years of age or older,
- receiving regular visits from their family members or caregivers.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Failing to meet inclusion criteria

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03820791
Contact: Irene P Carvalho, PhD | 225513622 | irenec@med.up.pt | |
Contact: António Soares, PhD | 225513622 | ajasoares@med.up.pt |
Portugal | |
CINTESIS - Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto | |
Porto, Portugal, 4200-450 |
Principal Investigator: | Irene P Carvalho, PhD | Universidade do Porto |
Responsible Party: | Universidade do Porto |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03820791 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
DYSPHAGIA |
First Posted: | January 29, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 29, 2019 |
Last Verified: | October 2018 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Deglutition Disorders Esophageal Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases |
Digestive System Diseases Pharyngeal Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |