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NCT Number: NCT03487510

Dysphagia on the Intensive Care Unit

Recording of routine practice patterns to detect and/or treat Dysphagia on the ICU via interview of local colleagues. This will not allow to record generalizable data, but will reflect the actual routine standard of care.

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Key information

Conditions

Deglutition Disorders Digestive System Diseases Esophageal Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pharyngeal Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Dept. of Intensive Care Medicine, University of Bern,

Bern, 3010, Switzerland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All senior ICU physicians in charge for adult critically ill ICU patients. Respective ICUs must be accredited by the "Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Intensivmedizin".
  • ICUs located in Switzerland.
  • Senior ICU physicians willing to voluntarily fill in the provided questionnaire.

Treatment and study plan

NO interventions apply

Other

does not apply

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of centers using fibre-optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) vs. non-instrumental methods to detect/ treat dysphagia on the ICU.

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 month

    Analysis of number of ICUs using instrumental methods (FEES) vs. non-instrumental methods in local (Swiss) centers to detect dysphagia in the ICU.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Dysphagia on the Intensive Care Unit - a Multinational European Analysis

Acronym: DICE-SWISS

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Apr 4, 2018
Registry last updated
Nov 12, 2024

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