Clinical trials: Swallowing Function
Head and Neck Neoplasms, Deglutition Disorders
EMST and Swallowing in Long-Term Survivors of HNCA
This study is a randomized trial examining the impact of expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) on oral intake, swallowing function, and swallow-related quality of life in persons treated for cancer of the head and neck…
- Trial name
- NCT03975465
- Testing
- Expiratory Muscle Strength Training, Pharyngeal Muscle Strengthening Exercises
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Aspiration
The Effect of Body Position on Oropharyngeal Swallow Function in Infants
Infants are typically fed in a cradled, upright position, however feeding specialists/SLPs often position infants in a side-lying position to promote safe, quality, and neurodevelopmentally protective feeding which is supported…
- Trial name
- NCT05874102
- Testing
- Sidelying, Upright
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Patients Receiving Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
Swallowing Motor Function After Cervical Spine Surgery With Anterior Approach
Dysphagia is a well-known complication following anterior cervical spine surgery. However, which muscle at oropharyngeal region weakness and the recovery course of these patients are still unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT03891940
- Testing
- patients recieving anterior cervical spine surgery
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Antiplatelet Effect of Swallowing Versus Chewing Ticagrelor in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
The study aims to determine the pharmacodynamic performance in the first hour measured with verifynow, of the conventional ticagrelor loaded dose versus chewed ticagrelor in patients with acute coronary syndrome treated with…
- Trial name
- TICA-MASTICA (NCT04567290)
- Testing
- Chewed ticagrelor, Swallowed ticagrelor
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalario La Concepcion
Covid19
Swallowing Impairment After COVID-19 Infection
This is an observational study, in which people recovering from COVID-19 infection will attend an outpatient clinic for a comprehensive swallowing assessment.
- Trial name
- NCT04537650
- Testing
- Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto