NCT05603897

Non-standardized vs. Standardized Screening for Dysphagia

Utility of Non-standardized Clinical Swallow Evaluation vs. Standardized Swallow Evaluation to Identify the Presence of Dysphagia and Risk for Aspiration in Patients Post-ischemic Stroke in Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Miami · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two different screening tests for detecting dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) as well as the risk for aspiration (silent swallowing of liquids/solids into the lungs) in patients after an ischemic stroke (when a blood clot blocks or narrows an artery leading to the brain).

Conditions

• Dysphagia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability (MASA) (dysphagia screening tool)	Upon 1-2 days of admission to inpatient rehabilitation, the MASA will be administered for approximately 20 minutes during initial speech language pathology evaluation. The MASA will be administered at bedside as a cognitive/speech language evaluation as well as oropharyngeal function examination.
OTHER	Non-standardized clinical swallow evaluation	Participants will receive current standard of care for dysphagia screening and treatment.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-05
• Primary completion: 2026-01-30
• Completion: 2026-01-30
• First posted: 2022-11-03
• Last updated: 2025-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States