Swallowing Disorders in Minimally Consciousness Patients (MCS)

N/AUnknownNCT03562104

University Hospital, Rouen50 enrolled

Overview

This study aimed to characterize swallowing disorders in minimally consciousness patients after brain traumatic injury.

After inclusion, the patients will underwent a videofluoroscopy and the Wessex Head Injury Matrix.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Swallowing Disorder Traumatic Brain Injury

Interventions

videofluoroscopyOTHER

Swallowing description in Minimally consciousness Patient

Wessex Head Injury Matrix scaleOTHER

Wessex Head Injury Matrix scale in Minimally consciousness Patient

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Legal representant signed * Aged between 18 and 70 years * Having a severe TBI (Glasgow \< 8) * Without counterindication to underwent a VideoFluoroScopy * Could hold a setting position Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy ongoing * Having a pathologic al examination of IX, X, XII cranial nerve examination * Massif faciale fracture * Psychiatric illness * Medical history of swallowing disorders

Locations (2)

Centre les Herbiers

Bois-Guillaume, France

UH Rouen

Rouen, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Stages of swallowing disorders

swallowing disorder stage is done using videofluoroscopy

Time frame: Day 1

Secondary Outcomes

Correlation between Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM) and stage of swallowing disorder

Correlation between Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM) and swallowing disorder (Videofluoroscopy)

Time frame: Day 1

Central Contacts

Eric VERIN, Pr

CONTACT

+3323288 eric.verin@chu-rouen.fr

Julien BLOT

CONTACT

+3323288 julien.blot@chu-rouen.fr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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