Comparing FEES to VFSS in Diagnosing Laryngeal Penetration and Aspiration in Infants in the NICU

Baylor Scott and White Health (BSWH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Deglutition Disorders

Treatments: Other: FEES; Other: VFSS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02003287

012-282

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main purpose of the study is to determine whether the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) is effective in detecting laryngeal penetration and tracheal aspiration when compared with the Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS) in bottle-feeding infants in the NICU. A secondary objective is to determine whether FEES can be used to detect laryngeal penetration and tracheal aspiration in breastfeeding NICU infants.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 37+ weeks old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 37 weeks or more postmenstrual age
• Diagnosis or suspicion of laryngeal penetration and/or tracheal aspiration by neonatal therapist and/or physician
• Inpatient at Baylor University Medical Center NICU

Exclusion criteria

• Not medically stable enough to undergo both FEES and VFSS as determined by neonatal therapist and/or physician
• Bilateral complete cleft lip and palate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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25 participants in 2 patient groups

FEES

Experimental group

Description:

Swallowing evaluation with the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing

Treatment:

Other: FEES

VFSS

Active Comparator group

Description:

Swallowing evaluation with the Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study

Treatment:

Other: VFSS