Clinical trials: Swallowing Function
Chronic Lung Disease
A Pilot Study of Pulmonary Function in Dysphagic Infants
Infants less than 2 years old who have been newly diagnosed with problems swallowing will have pulmonary function tests performed to try to detect the presence of chronic lung disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00831038
- Testing
- Infant Pulmonary Function Tests
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia (OPD), Parkinson
Results of Combined Medical and Swallowing Behavioral Readjustment Therapy in Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Management Among Parkinson's Patients
The study aims to assess the efficacy of using swallowing behavioral readjustment technique in combination with medical treatment in management of oropharyngeal dysphagia among Parkinson's patients in order to improve the…
- Conditions
- Oropharyngeal Dysphagia (OPD), Parkinson, Swallowing Difficulties
- Trial name
- NCT07618637
- Testing
- combined pharmaceutical treatment and rehabilitation techniques, pharmaceutical treatment only
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Alzheimer Disease, Caregiver Burden
Swallowing Impairments in Adults With and Without Alzheimer's Disease
This research study is investigating whether people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) experience more changes to swallowing than their healthy age-matched peers.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Caregiver Burden, Healthy Aging, Dysphagia
- Trial name
- NCT06678100
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dysphagia
Improving Diagnostic Standards in Dysphagia
The purpose of this research is to understand the normal function of swallowing and respiratory muscles in order to establish normal parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT04773184
- Testing
- Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing, Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study, Voluntary Peak Cough Flow Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal
The Efficacy of Tongue Exercises on Swallowing Function in the Elderly With Mild Cognitive Impairment
The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of tongue muscle strength and resistance exercises on dysphagia, tongue muscle strength, oral hygiene, repetitive saliva swallowing, nutrition, depression, and…
- Trial name
- NCT06490705
- Testing
- tongue resistance exercises, tongue strengthening exercises and tongue resistance exercises
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Medical Foundation
Disabling Disease
Trunk Inclination on Respiratory-swallowing Coordination
Most caregivers do not know the influence of improper positioning therefore subjects suffer from possible choking risks. The aims of this study were to investigate the timing and coordination of swallowing and respiration in 4…
- Trial name
- NCT05221801
- Testing
- angle of inclination, food type
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Swallowing Function, Swallowing Risk
DDK Acoustic Analysis and Swallowing Indicators
This study examines whether simple speech tasks and a swallowing screening test can help identify swallowing risk in adults of different ages.
- Conditions
- Swallowing Function, Swallowing Risk, Dysphagia
- Trial name
- AAP-DDK (NCT07626749)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University
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
Obese Adults
Effects of Tirzepatide on Esophagogastric Junction Mechanics, Reflux Burden, and Gastric Physiology in Adults With Obesity
This study will assess whether a single subcutaneous dose of tirzepatide 7.5 mg , compared with saline placebo, increases total esophageal acid exposure time during a 96-hour wireless pH recording beginning about 48 hours after…
- Trial name
- NCT07893457
- Testing
- Tirzepatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Dysphagia
To Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the 4 Channel NMES Compensatory Medical Device in Swallowing, Multicenter Study
This study is a confirmation study to prepare clinical trials to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of 4-channel electric stimulation therapy devices as a newly developed function for the treatment of dysphagia disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT03670485
- Testing
- 4 channel Electrical Stimulation Device
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Swallowing Disorder, Perinatal Asphyxia
Effect of Non-nutritive Sucking on Transition to Oral Feeding in Infants With Asphyxia
The transition period to full oral feeding in infants with perinatal asphyxia is important in predicting long-term outcomes. The transition to independent oral feeding is accepted as a discharge criterion by the American Academy…
- Conditions
- Swallowing Disorder, Perinatal Asphyxia, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT05687708
- Testing
- Non-Nutritive Sucking
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Cervical Pain, Posterior, Swallowing Difficulties
Tongue Pressure in Middle-Aged and Elderly Individuals With Chronic Cervical Pain
The goal of the cross-sectional study is to explore the impact of neck pain on tongue pressure in the middle-aged and elderly population and analyze the effects of different cranio-cervical positioning on tongue pressure…
- Conditions
- Cervical Pain, Posterior, Swallowing Difficulties, Swallowing Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT07021586
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Bronchiectasis
The Prevalence of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux in Chronic Lung Disease
Gastric reflux into the oesophagus may further lung damage in respiratory disease. The proportion of adults with chronic lung disease and gastric reflux is unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT00697177
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Effect of Pharyngeal Inhibition by rTMS on Swallowing Function
The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that rTMS on the dominant swallowing hemisphere is able to modify swallowing coordination.
- Trial name
- rTMSvideoSS (NCT02170454)
- Testing
- magnetic stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Rouen
Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease, Functional Dyspepsia
Relationship Between Gastric Accommodation, TLESRs and Reflux in HV and in GERD With or Without Overlapping Dyspepsia
Our group recently studied the relationship between intra-gastric pressure (IGP) and reflux events after a meal, both in gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) and in healthy volunteers (HV).
- Conditions
- Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease, Functional Dyspepsia, Health
- Trial name
- NCT03788109
- Testing
- device: combined solid state HRiM
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Swallowing
Longitudinal Ultrasound Kinematic Evaluation of Digastric Muscles
Ultrasound applied to the upper aerodigestive tract for the assessment of swallowing disorders has been the subject of numerous publications in recent years.
- Trial name
- LUKE (NCT07670429)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hopital Forcilles
Dysphagia
Standardizing Swallow Pressure Measurements
This study aims to directly compare and contrast swallowing pressure and impedance measurements obtained from two high-resolution manometry (HRM) systems: the Laborie LMT Pharyngeal System and the Medtronic ManoScan ESO HRM…
- Trial name
- NCT07475091
- Testing
- Laborie LMT Pharyngeal System (3.7 mm catheter), Medtronic ManoScan ESO HRM System (4.2 mm catheter)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Healthy
Swallowing Pressure Profiles in Healthy Adults
This study is designed to determine the impact of a pharyngeal High Resolution Manometry catheter on swallowing biomechanics
- Trial name
- NCT03986554
- Testing
- Videofluoroscopic swallow study, pharyngeal High Resolution Manometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal
Reference Values for Videofluoroscopic Measures of Swallowing
Dysphagia (swallowing impairment) is a serious health condition seen in many age-related disease and injury processes. Although videofluoroscopy (VF) is an international "gold standard" dysphagia diagnostic exam, there is a…
- Trial name
- NIA_RV (NCT05497219)
- Testing
- Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VF)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 580 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Mastication Disorder, Swallowing Disorder
Chewing, Swallowing and Orofacial Motricity in Severe Obese
Background: Obesity is considered an epidemic disease of great repercussion on the world and its prevalence has increased in recent decades.
- Conditions
- Mastication Disorder, Swallowing Disorder, Orofacial Dyskinesia
- Trial name
- NCT05516693
- Testing
- Myofacial muscle training protocol.
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitário de Anapolis