Clinical trials: Oral Pharyngeal Dysphagia
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Design and Implementation of a Nutritional Intervention in Patients With Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
The purpose of this trial is to design, implement and evaluate the effect of a nutritional intervention in patients with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia on body composition and oral intake of energy and protein.
- Trial name
- NCT02959450
- Testing
- Modified consistency and volume diet
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Dysphagia, Head and Neck Cancer
Chemo/XRT +/- Amifostine to Assess Outcomes Related to Xerostomia, Mucositis, & Dysphagia
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Dysphagia, Head and Neck Cancer, Mucositis, Xerostomia
- Trial name
- NCT00503776
- Testing
- exercise intervention, amifostine trihydrate, therapeutic dietary intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Carcinomas, Squamous Cell, Dysphagia
A Pilot Study of Acupuncture Treatment for Dysphagia
The current standard of care for advanced HNC is concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CRT), which has led to increased survival rates, but with significant acute and long-term toxicities.
- Trial name
- NCT00797732
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia (OPD), Dysphagia
Safety and Efficacy of the Swallow Expansion Device (SED) for Improvement of Swallowing in Patients
Biomedical devices, such as artificial joints and pacemakers, are accepted and commonly used in medicine. While great progress in biomedical devices has been made for many other disorders, there is currently no device available…
- Trial name
- NCT02296528
- Testing
- Swallowing Expansion Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Peter Belafsky, MD
Dysphagia
Chewing and Oral Processing of Solid Food
Food texture modification is commonly used as an intervention for people with dysphagia (swallowing impairment). However, the field currently lacks a proper understanding of how this intervention works.
- Trial name
- NIH_HVX6 (NCT05594173)
- Testing
- Food texture modification
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Preterm Birth, Tube Feeding
Maternal Role in Oral Feed Establishment in Preterm Neonates
Hypothesis Preterm babies who receive sensory motor stimulation from their mothers as compared to trained nurses will 1. Start taking oral feed at the same time as compared to control group 2.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Tube Feeding, Swallowing Disorder, Maternal Care Patterns
- Trial name
- NCT05484726
- Testing
- perioral sensory motor stimulation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatima Memorial Hospital
Dysphagia, Oral Phase, Stroke, Ischemic
Lingual Endurance Exercise in Treating Post-Stroke Dysphagia
Aim 1: Determine feasibility of lingual endurance training for individuals with persistent dysphagia after ischemic stroke. Primary outcome measures: % patient adherence (# of attempted repetitions/# prescribed repetitions) and %…
- Trial name
- NCT05523973
- Testing
- Lingual Endurance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Head and Neck Cancer, Dysphagia
Clinical Impact of Respiratory-Swallow Training on Refractory Dysphagia in Oropharyngeal Head and Neck Cancer
Veterans following treatment of head and neck cancer can be left with lasting swallowing impairment that may require diet alterations, need for feeding tubes, and risk of pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT03377270
- Testing
- Respiratory Swallow Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia, Laryngectomy; Status
CPAP to Improve Swallow Function Post Total Laryngectomy
Investigator initiated prospective study to determine whether use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) can improve the swallow function in patients who underwent total laryngectomy and are experiencing difficulty…
- Trial name
- NCT03328702
- Testing
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Stroke, Parkinson Disease
Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS)
The study procedure of simultaneous VFSS and DDS measurement will be completed in one day and the subject will be followed within 2 business days after the study procedure to monitor for adverse events.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Parkinson Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
- Trial name
- PORSCHE (NCT03387267)
- Testing
- Dysphagia Detection System
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Finland
- Volunteers
- 452 people
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Head and Neck Cancer, Stroke
Real-Time Internet Evaluation of Swallowing
The purpose of this study is to determine whether real-time internet evaluations of swallowing, or x-ray swallow studies viewed over closed internet circuit, are a reliable method of evaluating swallowing function.
- Trial name
- NCT00580138
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal
AspiRATE: Novel Intervention to Acoustically Detect Silent Aspiration in Acquired Dysphagia.
This study will investigate whether silent aspiration during swallowing can reliably be detected using acoustic signal processing plus pulse oximetry.
- Trial name
- AspiRATE (NCT03676582)
- Testing
- Acoustic analysis plus pulse oximetry
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dysphagia, Pneumonia
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Patients With Community Acquired Pneumonia
This study investigates relationship between community acquired pneumonia and oropharyngeal dysphagia in patients admitted to a department of respiratory medicine in Northern Denmark.
- Trial name
- NCT01974089
- Testing
- Dysphagia
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Regionshospital Nordjylland
Caregiver Burden, Alzheimer Disease
Reducing Burden in Care Partners of Community-Dwelling Persons With Dementia and Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a newly-created website tool, called WeCareToFeedDysphagia, helps to reduce feelings of burden in care partners of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD)…
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
- Trial name
- NCT06557863
- Testing
- WeCareToFeedDysphagia web tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Dysphagia, Oral Pharyngeal Cancer
Pilot Study to Improve Therapeutic Outcomes for Dysphagia After Radiation Therapy
Patients with head and neck cancer treated with chemoradiation, often develop a treatment associated dysphagia. The common complaint is foods sticking in the pharynx.
- Trial name
- NCT02564887
- Testing
- Iowa Oral Performance Instrument
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Jonas Johnson
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of APT-1011 in Subjects With Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an inflammatory disease of the esophagus, characterized by eosinophilic infiltration and gastrointestinal symptoms.
- Trial name
- FLUTE (NCT03191864)
- Testing
- APT-1011
- Where
- 75 sites in United States, Belgium and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Adare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Tonsillitis, Airway Obstruction
Acetaminophen's Efficacy For Post-operative Pain
The purpose of this study is to compare IV acetaminophen to oral acetaminophen for pain control in children undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy.
- Conditions
- Tonsillitis, Airway Obstruction, Difficulty Swallowing
- Trial name
- NCT01721486
- Testing
- IV acetaminophen, PO acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Kaveh Aslani, MD
Dysphagia, Pain
Dexamethasone in Reducing Oral Pain and Dry Mouth After Surgery in Patients With Oropharyngeal Cancer
This randomized pilot clinical trial studies dexamethasone in reducing oral pain and dry mouth after surgery in patients with oropharyngeal cancer. Dexamethasone may help lower pain and dry mouth caused by surgery.
- Conditions
- Dysphagia, Pain, Stage I Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage II Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01748942
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Stroke
Effects of Oropharyngeal Strengthening on Dysphagia in Patients Post-stroke
The overall goal of this randomized controlled pilot study is to characterize effects of SwallowSTRONG® Device-Facilitated Isometric Progressive Resistance Oropharyngeal (DF I-PRO) therapy in a dose response framework on…
- Trial name
- StrokeStrong (NCT02322411)
- Testing
- Isometric Progressive Resistance Oropharyngeal Therapy, Compensatory approaches
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal Cancer
Respiratory-Swallow Training in Veterans With Oropharyngeal Cancer
Cancers of the head and neck require surgical, radiation, and chemotherapy treatments that are intended to cure the disease. These treatments have toxic effects on muscles and structures that are necessary to swallow safely and…
- Trial name
- RSPT (NCT01032928)
- Testing
- Respiratory-Swallow Phase training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs