Aspiration in Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors 2
Trial ID or NCT#
NCT05108896
Status
RECRUITING
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
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study: Older than 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
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.
Investigator(s)
Joseph Levitt, MD, MS
Pulmonary critical care specialist,
Pulmonologist,
Critical care specialist
Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
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Joseph Levitt, MD, MS
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