Clinical trials: Pharynx
Deglutition Disorders
Wearable Monitoring Systems for Swallowing Function and Disorders
Wearable tele-rehabilitation technology allows for the efficient provision of rehabilitation services from a distance, facilitating tele-management of many disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT04243577
- Testing
- Tele-EaT Sensors, Conventional Sensors
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Vaginal Cancer, Cervical Cancer
T Cell Receptor Immunotherapy Targeting HPV-16 E6 for HPV-Associated Cancers
Background: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Surgery Branch has developed an experimental therapy for treating patients with cancer that involves taking white blood cells from the patient, growing them in the laboratory in…
- Conditions
- Vaginal Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Anal Cancer, Penile Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02280811
- Testing
- Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, E6 TCR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Patients Requiring Endotracheal Intubation
Role of Neutrophil Activation
Patients will undergo placement of an endotracheal tube (ETT) as standard of care. Tracheal lavage will be conducted using 5 mL of sterile saline solution by a push/suction technique.
- Trial name
- NCT01815229
- Testing
- tracheal lavages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms, Laryngeal Neoplasms
Assessing the da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System for Surgery of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract
To assess the use of the da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) in transoral surgeries in patients with benign and malignant lesions of the oral cavity and laryngopharynx.
- Conditions
- Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms, Laryngeal Neoplasms, Head and Neck Cancers
- Trial name
- NCT00721539
- Testing
- da Vinci Surgical Robot Platform, Transoral Robotic Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
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
Hypoxemia, Trauma
Comparison of Pharyngeal Oxygen Delivery by Different Oxygen Masks
The intent of this study is to determine the difference in pharyngeal oxygen concentration in patients who have a natural airway (not intubated) using commonly available oxygen delivery systems.
- Conditions
- Hypoxemia, Trauma, Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- NCT02523586
- Testing
- Oxygen administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Pharyngitis, Infective
SPOTFIRE Sore Throat (ST) Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate where urgent care (UC) clinicians see the most benefit for a novel, point of care pharyngitis test, SPOTFIRE ST, and describe its performance, potential clinical utility, and satisfaction…
- Trial name
- NCT06713642
- Testing
- SPOTFIRE ST System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
Expiratory Muscle Training for Persons With Neurodegenerative Disease
Respiratory difficulty is one of the primary factors leading to death in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Multiple Sclerosis.
- Trial name
- EMST (NCT00856518)
- Testing
- EMST
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Bladder Cancer, Cervical Cancer
Counseling and Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Helping Adult Smokers Quit Smoking
RATIONALE: Stop-smoking plans, including counseling and nicotine replacement therapy, may help smokers quit smoking. It is not yet known whether counseling and the nicotine lozenge is more effective than counseling and the…
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00365508
- Testing
- nicotine lozenge, nicotine patch
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 642 people
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Head and Neck Cancer, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Involved Field Elective Volume De-Intensification Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with or without chemotherapy (if given, either cisplatin, cetuximab, or carboplatin-paclitaxel)
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Neoplasms, Oral, Neoplasms, Pharyngeal
- Trial name
- INFIELD (NCT03067610)
- Testing
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, chemotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
N. Meningitidis Carriage
Novartis Vaccine and Diagnostics Carriage Trial
The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the effect of Novartis Vaccine's Meningococcal vaccines on carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in a young adult population.
- Trial name
- NCT01214850
- Testing
- Meningococcal B Recombinant + Outer Membrane Vesicle vaccine (rMenB+OMV NZ), MenACWY-CRM conjugate vaccine, Japanese Encephalitis vaccine
- Where
- 10 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,968 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Vaccines
Spasmodic Dysphonia, Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia
Assessment of Laryngopharyngeal Sensation in Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia
Study investigators have completed a study testing laryngopharyngeal sensation at specific laryngopharyngeal subsites using a novel buckling force aesthesiometer in a series of 22 healthy adults at this institution.
- Conditions
- Spasmodic Dysphonia, Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia, Voice Disorders
- Trial name
- SDTT (NCT05158179)
- Testing
- Sensation testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Acute Sore Throat
Ear Acupuncture for Acute Sore Throat.
The purpose of this study is to compare ear acupuncture plus standard of care versus standard therapy (anti-inflammatory medications) in the reduction of pain, reduction in oral anti inflammatory medication use, hours lost from…
- Trial name
- NCT01302769
- Testing
- Standard treatment plus ear acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
COVID-19, SARS-CoV 2
Antiseptic Mouthwash / Pre-Procedural Rinse on SARS-CoV-2 Load (COVID-19)
In this pilot trial, 150 confirmed COVID-19 individuals will be randomly assigned to 1 of 5 groups: distilled water, CloSYS Ultra Sensitive Rinse (Rowpar Pharmaceutical Inc., USA), Oral-B Mouth Sore (Oral-B, USA), Crest…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, SARS-CoV 2, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, Virus Disease
- Trial name
- AMPoL (NCT04409873)
- Testing
- Oral-B Mouth Sore mouthwash, Crest Pro-Health Multi-Protection mouthwash, CloSYS Ultra Sensitive Rinse mouthwash
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Dysphagia
Tongue Pressure Profile Training for Dysphagia Post Stroke
People with swallowing impairment experience particular difficulty swallowing thin liquids safely; the fast flow of liquids makes them difficult to control.
- Trial name
- TPPT (NCT01370083)
- Testing
- Tongue Pressure Profile Training, Tongue-Pressure Strength-and-Accuracy Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Oropharynx Cancer
Individualized Adaptive De-escalated Radiotherapy for HPV-related Oropharynx Cancer
This prospective study aims to utilize pre- and mid-treatment PET-CT to guide de-escalation of radiation therapy in HPV-related squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx.
- Trial name
- NCT03416153
- Testing
- Carboplatin, Radiation Therapy, Paclitaxel
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infection, Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection
Performance of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for the Detection of NG and CT
The purpose of this study was to use participant samples to simultaneously evaluate three nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) diagnostic platforms.
- Conditions
- Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infection, Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection, Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Trial name
- pNAAT (NCT02870101)
- Testing
- Nucleic acid amplification test 1 for NG and CT, Nucleic acid amplification test 2 for NG and CT, Nucleic acid amplification test 3 for NG and CT
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,767 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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)
Malignant Esophageal Strictures
EndoMAXX Endoluminal Valve Technology (EVT) Compared to EndoMAXX
This is a prospective, single blinded, randomized study of EndoMAXX Endoluminal Valve Technology (EVT) Fully Covered Esophageal Stent with Valve for the treatment of malignant strictures of the lower esophagus.
- Trial name
- NCT02159898
- Testing
- EndoMAXX Endoluminal Valve Technology (EVT), EndoMAXX
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Radiation Therapy With Durvalumab or Cetuximab in Treating Patients With Locoregionally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Who Cannot Take Cisplatin
This phase II/III trial studies how well radiation therapy works with durvalumab or cetuximab in treating patients with head and neck cancer that has spread to a local and/or regional area of the body who cannot take cisplatin.
- Conditions
- Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03258554
- Testing
- Cetuximab, Durvalumab, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
- Where
- 256 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)