Clinical trials: Pharynx
Oral Cancers
A Community Engagement Approach to Improving Communication With Black Men About Oral and Pharyngeal Cancers
1. Specific OPC patient communication (COPC) tool to address OPCs among Black men. 2. Assess the COPC tool's ability to improve dental providers' communication with Black men. 3.
- Trial name
- NCT07172776
- Testing
- oral cancer communication tool
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Swallowing Disorders
Modelling of Pharyngeal Laryngeal Effectiveness
The purpose of this study is to collect the signals of pharyngeal laryngeal activity through five non-invasive sensors (microphone, accelerometer, surface electromyography (EMG), nasal cannula and oximeter) in order to identify…
- Trial name
- Eph-L (NCT06014710)
- Testing
- Swallowing evaluation
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Personal Satisfaction
Evaluating the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Colflex
This study is designed to test the safety and efficacy of Colflex, an oral spray created by Innotech Nutrition, on human subjects to measure changes on frequency/duration of colds and sore throats, as well as dental and oral…
- Trial name
- NCT02011035
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Sore Throat After Thyroid Surgery
Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Postoperative Pharyngeal Pain
Thyroid surgery is a common type of surgery in thyroid and breast surgery, mainly used to treat benign and malignant thyroid diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT07117123
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation, No electrical stimulation
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Early Diagnosis of Cancer
Methylation-specific PCR Test for Early Screening and Early Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors in China, with the progress of radiochemical comprehensive treatment, early stage The 5-year survival rate of nasopharyngeal cancer is more than 95%.
- Trial name
- NCT06367049
- Testing
- Methylation-specific PCR
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 470 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Deglutition Disorders, Stroke
Computerized Acoustic Swallowing Evaluation
It is the purpose of this study to determine if a commercially available electronic stethoscope synchronized with an smart phone or iPad application can be used as an accurate and objective screening tool for measuring dysphagia.
- Trial name
- CASE (NCT02925507)
- Testing
- Swallowing Screen
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Dysphagia, Intervention
Swallowing Difficulties in People Over 60 Years: Prevalence, Degree of Difficulty and Intervention
Participants included in SCAPIS2 (Swedish Cardio Pulmonary bioimage study) are screened regarding swallowing difficulty using a timed water swallow test.
- Conditions
- Dysphagia, Intervention, Ageing
- Trial name
- NCT06599021
- Testing
- Muscular strengthening training, Skill-based training
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lisa Tuomi
Combining Ultrasound Assessment of Sealing Quality With Chemical Monitoring , May Provide Valuable Insights to Compare Effectiveness of Different SAD
The Use of Ultrasound to Assess the Airway Anatomy Regarding Pharyngeal Seal and Its Protective Role Throw a Chemical Test for Three Supraglottic Devices (ProSeal LMA, I-gel, and I-gel Plus)
The goal of this clinical trial is to to evaluate the sealing quality of three second-generation SADs (ProSeal LMA, i-gel, and i-gel Plus) using ultrasonography to measure the cross-sectional area (CSA) of sealing…
- Trial name
- LMA (NCT07642115)
- Testing
- evaluate the sealing quality (ProSeal LMA)using ultrasonography and a biochemical non invasive test to evaluate regurgitation, evaluate the sealing quality of SGA device ( i-gel)using ultrasonography and a biochemical test for assessment of regurgitation, evaluate the sealing quality of SGA device ( i-gel plus )using ultrasonography and a biochemical test for assessment of regurgitation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Oropharyngeal Cancer, Human Papillomavirus
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Oral Transmission Study in Partners Over Time
This research is being done to understand more about a sexually transmitted virus called Human papillomavirus (HPV) in people with oropharyngeal cancer and their partners.
- Trial name
- HOTSPOT (NCT01342978)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Gastroscopy
Topical Pharyngeal Anesthesia With Articaine for Gastroscopy
Topical Pharyngeal anesthesia (TPA) is widely used during upper endoscopy. Articaine is local anaesthetic that have not been previously evaluated in pharyngeal anesthesia for upper endoscopy.
- Trial name
- NCT01350050
- Testing
- articaine, 9% Sodium Chloride solution for injection
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Parkinson's Disease
Cough According to Stimulus Type in PD
Aspiration pneumonia (APn) occurs at a higher rate in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) versus healthy adults. This is of particular public health concern given that death secondary to aspiration pneumonia and lung infection…
- Trial name
- NCT02390089
- Testing
- Capsaicin vapor, fog, Videofluoroscopic swallow evaluation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorders
Novel Pharyngeal Metrics to Predict Dysphagia Outcomes
This multi-site trial will follow a cohort of Veterans with dysphagia for 8 weeks as they undergo clinically guided oropharyngeal exercises with oropharyngeal strengthening as the primary goal.
- Trial name
- NCT04569097
- Testing
- standard of care lingual strengthening
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 227 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Head and Neck Neoplasms, Swallowing Sparing IMRT
The SWOAR Trial Sparing of Swallowing and Aspiration Related Organs at Risk & Submandibular Gland With Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy Versus Standard IMRT in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas
The aim of SWOAR TRIAL is to test sparing of Dysphagia/ Aspiration risk structures (DARS) and contra lateral submandibular gland by IMRT.
- Trial name
- SWOAR (NCT05187091)
- Testing
- Swallowing and submandibular sparing IMRT, Standard IMRT with medical CRT/RT, Cisplatine
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Pain, Postoperative Pain
A Comparison Between Conventional Throat Packs and Pharyngeal Placement of Tampons in Rhinology Surgeries
Post-operative, throat pain, nausea and vomiting is a common occurrence in rhinology surgeries due to the use of throat packs during the procedure.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative Pain, Bleeding, Nose Bleed
- Trial name
- NCT03678168
- Testing
- Throat Pack, Pharyngeal Tampons
- Where
- Bahrain
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Endostar Combined With Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy Compare With Chemoradiation for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
A total of 120 patients with pathologically confirmed locally advanced low-risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma were enrolled. They were randomly divided into two groups, with 60 patients in each group.
- Trial name
- NCT02237924
- Testing
- endostar, DDP, IMRT
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
Pre-Frail Older Adults
Pharyngeal Exercise (Plus Protein)
The swallowing muscles are prone to decreased strength and function as part of the natural aging process which can lead to difficulty swallowing, malnutrition, and frailty.
- Trial name
- PE(PP) (NCT05963113)
- Testing
- Pharyngeal Swallowing Exercises, Protein Supplementation, MRI
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Dysphagia
AI-Based Dysphagia Rehabilitation Program: Development and Validation
The goal of this clinical study is to learn if an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted swallowing rehabilitation program can improve swallowing function in adults with dysphagia.
- Trial name
- NCT07767123
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for swallowing, Multi-sensor swallowing screening for dysphagia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids
Pharyngitis, Lidocaine
Ropivacaine vs Lidocaine in the Endotracheal Tube Cuff on Post-Operative Sore Throat
In elective gynecology and general surgery patients age 18 and over requiring endotracheal tube (ETT) intubation, what is the efficacy of ropivacaine 0.5% vs.
- Conditions
- Pharyngitis, Lidocaine, Ropivacaine, Intubation, Intratracheal
- Trial name
- NCT03563963
- Testing
- Ropivacaine 0.5% Injectable Solution, Lidocaine 2% Preservative-Free Injectable Solution, Air
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
OSA, Oral Disease
A Post-Market Clinical Trial for Access and Visualization of the Oropharynx, Hypopharynx and Larynx During Transoral Procedures
The objectives of this study are to evaluate the performance of the Medrobotics Flex® Robotic System to visualize and access specific anatomical locations along with evaluation of the safety of the device.
- Conditions
- OSA, Oral Disease, Oropharyngeal Neoplasms, Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT02262247
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium, Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medrobotics Corporation
Cough, Vocal Cord Atrophy
Usefulness and Feasibility of Ultrasound in Office Laryngology Procedures
Investigators will assess the usefulness of using ultrasound in office procedures for laryngology interventions. Participants who qualify will be adults who are undergoing superior laryngeal nerve block, injection laryngoplasty…
- Conditions
- Cough, Vocal Cord Atrophy, Vocal Cord Paresis, Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Trial name
- NCT06579989
- Testing
- Ultrasound for cough, Ultrasound for vocal fold atrophy or vocal fold paresis/paralysis, Ultrasound for dysphagia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University