Clinical Markers of Dysphagia in Cardiac Surgical Patients

Although dysphagia is a known complication of cardiac surgery, risk factors and sensitive bedside clinical markers of dysphagia have not yet been identified. This longitudinal study will enroll 380 cardiac surgical patients and identify contributing risk factors of incident cases of dysphagia and identify sensitive bedside markers of dysphagia. Statistical modeling will produce two pragmatic clinical tools - a risk prediction model and a beside screening tool to improve care models.

NCT Number	NCT05304416
Lead Sponsor	University of Florida Collaborators: National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), Ohio State University
Conditions	Cardiovascular Diseases, Dysphagia
Enrollment	347 participants
Start Date	2022-06-07
Primary Completion	2026-07-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-12-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-08-06