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Toronto Bedside Swallowing Screening Test (TOR-BSST) - A Bedside Swallowing Screening for Stroke Patients

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators: University Health Network, Toronto
Canadian Stroke Network
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Hamilton Health Sciences
Information provided by: University Health Network, Toronto
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00141752
  Purpose

This research will assess the accuracy of the Toronto Bedside Swallowing Screening Test (TOR-BSST), a new dysphagia screening test for patients with stroke. The purpose of the TOR-BSST is to predict the presence of dysphagia in stroke patients across their continuum of care in a simple and efficient manner. This initial research will assess the accuracy of the TOR-BSST in the acute and rehabilitative settings using videofluoroscopy as the gold standard for comparison. The results from this research will also assess the stability of the TOR-BSST across nursing, its primary user, and generate an estimate for the prevalence of dysphagia in adult stroke patients in the acute and rehabilitative settings. Participants in this research will be 315 stroke patients from several teaching centres in Ontario, namely 105 acute patients from the University Health Network, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, and Hamilton General Hospital, and 210 patients in the rehabilitation setting from the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and Parkwood Hospital, London. Both the TOR-BSST and videofluoroscopic assessment will be administered within 24 hours of each other and interpreted according to published preferred practice guidelines for dysphagia. This research will be the first to implement and assess a standardised method for screening for dysphagia in stroke patients across the continuum of stroke recovery.


Condition Intervention
Cerebrovascular Accident
Deglutition Disorders
Device: Toronto Bedside Swallowing Screening Test (TOR-BSST)

MedlinePlus related topics:   Rehabilitation    Swallowing Disorders   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Observational
Study Design:   Screening, Cross-Sectional, Defined Population, Prospective Study
Official Title:   Toronto Bedside Swallowing Screening Test (TOR-BSST) - A Bedside Swallowing Screening for Stroke Patients

Further study details as provided by University Health Network, Toronto:

Estimated Enrollment:   315
Study Start Date:   October 2002

  Eligibility
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients with a new diagnosis of brainstem or cerebellar stroke
  • patients with a new diagnosis of cortical stroke with NIH Stroke Scale score of 4 or above

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients with a previous history of stroke with dysphagia
  • patients with a confirmed history of Parkinson's, Parkinsonian Syndrome, ALS, MSA, MS, dementia, or other neurodegenerative disease
  • patients with a history of cranial neurosurgery
  • patients with a known previous or current oropharyngeal dysphagia due to structural or neurological cause
  • patients with active COPD or current pneumonia
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00141752

Locations
Canada, Ontario
Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network    
      Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute    
      Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2A2
Parkwood Hospital    
      London, Ontario, Canada, N6C 5J1
Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre    
      Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
Hamilton General Hospital    
      Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2

Sponsors and Collaborators
University Health Network, Toronto
Canadian Stroke Network
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Hamilton Health Sciences

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Rosemary Martino, PhD     University of Toronto    
Principal Investigator:     Nicholas E Diamant, MD     University Health Network, Toronto    
  More Information


Publications:

Study ID Numbers:   CSN II.10
First Received:   August 30, 2005
Last Updated:   September 7, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00141752
Health Authority:   Canada: Health Canada

Keywords provided by University Health Network, Toronto:
Cerebrovascular Accident  
Deglutition Disorders  
stroke  
dysphagia  
screening  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Esophageal disorder
Cerebral Infarction
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Stroke
Vascular Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Ischemia
Brain Diseases
Pharyngeal Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Deglutition Disorders
Digestive System Diseases
Brain Ischemia
Esophageal Diseases
Brain Infarction
Infarction

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nervous System Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 15, 2008




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