Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Patients With Community Acquired Pneumonia

This study investigates relationship between community acquired pneumonia and oropharyngeal dysphagia in patients admitted to a department of respiratory medicine in Northern Denmark.

The endpoints will be re-hospitalisation and mortality.

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Key information

Conditions

Dysphagia Community-Acquired Infections Community-Acquired Pneumonia Deglutition Disorders Digestive System Diseases Esophageal Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Infections Lung Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pharyngeal Diseases Pneumonia Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Vendsyssel Hospital

Hjørring, 9800, Denmark

About this study

Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients. Risk factors are many including oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). Systematic screening of OD is recommended for at-risk popolations, however these resommandations do not specifically address elderly patients hospitalized with CAP.

In this study OD is assessed in all patients by Volume-Viscosity Swallowing Test (V-VST) The study is registered by the Danish Data Protection Authority (2008-58-0028)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Temperature > 38 degrees Celcius
New infiltrate on chest x-ray
Increased C-reactive protein (CRP)
Either cough, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, expectoration, or tachypnea

Exclusion criteria

patients referred from the intensive care unit
reduced cognitive awareness if not able to able to cooperate with the assessment of oropharyngeal dysphagia

Treatment and study plan

Dysphagia

Other

Oropharyngeal dysphagia assessed by Volume-Viscosity Svallowing Test

Primary outcomes

Intra Hospital Mortality

Time frame: With in 10 days from admission

Intra hospital mortality is death while the patient is hospitalized
30 Day Mortality

Time frame: 30 days after discharge

Death within 30 days of discharge
Re-hospitalization

Time frame: 30 days after discharge

The rate of re-hospitalization within 30 days of discharge

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Regionshospital Nordjylland

Other Gov

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2014
First posted: Nov 1, 2013
Registry last updated: Apr 24, 2019

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