SWALL EHPAD is a multicenter, prospective study on the use and Acceptability Study of Swallis DSA™ Medical Device for Distanced Swallowing Assessment for Older Adults In Nursing Home
Swallowing disorders are frequent in nursing homes and under-assessed, under-diagnosed, and under-managed. The SWALLIS DSA™ investigative device is intended to capture and display pharyngolaryngeal activity in subjects with or at risk for swallowing disorders. This device will thus open the way to telecare in the field of swallowing, the expected benefit of which is to improve access to care in the population of subjects living in Nursing Home This study aims to verify three hypotheses: 1. The recording of the clinical swallowing assessment performed by the speech therapist at a distance allows observation and an interpretation equivalent to the clinical assessment performed in the presence. 2. This device is accepted by all the beneficiaries (residents) and users (nursing staff) in the usual context of a meal situation in a Nursing Home. 3. This device allows the identification of the events marked by the speech therapist and the analysis of the corresponding vibro-acoustic signals.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
The WALLIS DSA™ investigative device is designed to capture and display pharyngolaryngeal activity in subjects with or at risk of swallowing disorders. The DM is non-invasive: a miniaturized microphone and accelerometer are integrated into the form of a necklace, which will be positioned around the patient's neck to capture the vibroacoustic signals of swallowing during mealtime.
Ehpad St Jacques
Grenade, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEhpad La Résidence
Lisle-sur-Tarn, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEHPAD L Espérance
Pointis-de-Rivière, France
RECRUITINGreproducibility between the swallowing assessment performed in presence and at a distance
Comparison of the recommendations resulting from the 2 swallowing assessments carried out by the speech therapist in presence and the speech therapist at a distance on the food adaptations, the assistance with the meals, the need for a check-up or dental care, the adaptation of the environment and the posture
Time frame: up to 6 months
Number of participants who carry the device over the full length of the meal
measurement of the time during which the device is worn
Time frame: 1 day
factors that limit the wearing of the device
1. subject's characteristics according to medical history (pathologies, cognitive state, installation and posture) 2. subjective assessment of difficulty or inability of caregivers to perform the data collection procedure
Time frame: 1 day
Quality of the video recording
satisfaction scale for the speech therapist
Time frame: up to 6 months
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