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WithdrawnNCT01134133Updated Jun 23, 2011

Can Hospital Acquired Pneumonia be Prevented in Patients Who Gurgle?

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Anti-gurgling intervention in Hospital Acquired Pneumonia in Gurgling Patients, sponsored by Bridgeport Hospital. Withdrawn. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-06-23.

Sponsored by Bridgeport Hospital · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Prevention

Why this study was withdrawn
Slow recruitment (preemptive treatment of gurglers, after association was published)
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Hospital inpatients who have gurgling sounds heard during speech or breathing have been observed to have a higher risk of hospital acquired pneumonia. Patients who gurgle and who consent to participation will be randomized to receive routine clinical management or management to include measures employed to reduce risks of aspiration, namely, 1. head of bed up (30 degrees or higher), 2. swallowing evaluation by speech therapist (and feeding predicated on formal evaluation), 3. prompting managing physicians to reduce sedating medications to minimal effective dose.

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Conditions studied

  • Hospital Acquired Pneumonia in Gurgling Patients
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In context

Lead sponsor

Bridgeport Hospital is the lead sponsor of 5 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Gurglers who consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-gurglers
  • Patients presenting with pneumonia prior to identification with gurgling
  • Patients receiving comfort-care-only
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)

Interventions

  • OtherAnti-gurgling intervention

    1\. head of bed 30 degrees or higher, 2. swallowing evaluation-based feeding, 3. sedatives titrated to minimal effective dose.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Hospital acquired pneumonia

    Time frame: 14 days (average)

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Feb 2010, a primary completion of Jul 2010 and a completion of Jul 2010. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
May 25, 2010
First posted
May 31, 2010
Start
Feb 2010
Primary completionActual
Jul 2010
CompletionActual
Jul 2010
Last update
Jun 23, 2011
What these dates mean
Start.
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 23, 2011, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01134133
Lead sponsor
Bridgeport Hospital
First posted
May 31, 2010
Start date
Feb 2010
Primary completion
Jul 2010
Completion
Jul 2010
Last update
Jun 23, 2011

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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