Prevalence, Risk Factors and Complications of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Stroke Patients (Marato-11)

Pere Clave

Status: Completed

Conditions: Deglutition Disorders

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03147755

17/11

Details and patient eligibility

About

Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a common morbidity after stroke that disrupts swallowing physiology. The investigators aimed at evaluating the prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) after stroke and analysing the risk factors and associated complications.

Enrollment: 395 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients admitted to hospital with confirmed stroke diagnosis; signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• previous diagnosis of OD; transient ischemic attack; and being transferred from another hospital.

Trial design

395 participants in 2 patient groups

Dysphagia

Description:

Patients with stroke associated dysphagia

Treatment:

Other: No intervention

No dysphagia

Description:

Patients without stroke associated dysphagia

Treatment:

Other: No intervention