Clinical trials: Tongue Diseases
Erythema Migrans
Lyme Borreliosis and Early Cutaneous Diagnostic
Test and evaluate a new diagnostic method (SRM-MS/MS: Selected Reaction Monitoring- Mass spectrometry) for Lyme Borreliosis on human skin biopsies. Patients included are those with the early skin manifestation (erythema migrans).
- Trial name
- DIABOLYC (NCT02414789)
- Testing
- Skin biopsies
- Where
- 7 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx, Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
Radiation Therapy and Cisplatin With or Without Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV Oropharyngeal Cancer
This randomized phase II trial studies radiation therapy and cisplatin with or without surgery in treating patients with stage III-IV oropharyngeal cancer. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx, Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx, Tongue Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01953952
- Testing
- therapeutic conventional surgery, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, cisplatin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Oral Festination, Lingual Pumping
The Effect of an Auditory Rhythmic Cue on the Frequency of Rolling in Patients With Dysphagia and Parkinson's Disease
The main objective of this clinical study is to measure the effect of rhythmic auditory cueing, introduced in rehabilitation with three weekly sessions over a period of 7 weeks, on the frequency of rolling in idiopathic…
- Conditions
- Oral Festination, Lingual Pumping, Dysphagia, Swallowing Disorder
- Trial name
- Rhythm'nRoll (NCT06695455)
- Testing
- Swallowing rehabilitation by rhythmic auditory cue
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Hopital La Musse
Obesity & Overweight Sleep, Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing
Ultrasound Assessment of Tongue Characteristics in Adolescents With Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Disorders
Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing, including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), represents a significant yet underdiagnosed condition in the pediatric population, particularly among adolescents with obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity & Overweight Sleep, Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing, Pediatric Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT07613944
- Testing
- Submental ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity, Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
Photodynamic Therapy Using Temoporfin Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Recurrent Oral Cavity or Oropharyngeal Cancer
This pilot clinical trial studies photodynamic therapy using temoporfin before surgery in treating patients with recurrent oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer.
- Conditions
- Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity, Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx, Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
- Trial name
- NCT01718223
- Testing
- photodynamic therapy, therapeutic conventional surgery, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Tongue Neoplasms
Use of ST250 to Reconstruct Lateral Tongue Defects
To assess the use of SupraThel 250 for mucosal reconstruction in the Head \& Neck region. The membrane is applied to reconstruct lateral tongue defects .
- Trial name
- NCT06988449
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Swallowing Disorder
The Influence of Age and Gender on Tongue Pressure and Swallowing Tongue Pressure
The main topic of the research is to investigate the tongue's strength when swallowing. There has been much foreign literature on tongue strength.
- Trial name
- IOPI (NCT04658316)
- Testing
- Iowa Oral Performance Instrument
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Agitation, Schizophrenia
Sub-Lingual Dexmedetomidine in Agitation Associated With Schizophrenia
This is a two-stage adaptive Phase Ib trial design, that will identify two doses (lowest dose with clinical benefit and highest safe dose) in a first stage and better evaluate safety, tolerability and variability of effect in the…
- Trial name
- NCT04010305
- Testing
- Sublingual film containing BXCL501 (Dexmedetomidine)
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- BioXcel Therapeutics Inc
Dysphagia
Study of Tongue Strengthening for Swallowing Problems
This study is a multisite, randomized clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of an 8-week rehabilitative exercise regime performed by patients with swallowing problems, termed dysphagia, compared to a control group of…
- Trial name
- NCT01570023
- Testing
- Isometric Progressive Resistance Oropharyngeal Therapy
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
Minimally Invasive Tongue Suture For Obstructive Sleep Apnea
This is a pilot study to determine the usefulness of a newly developed, minimally invasive tongue suture procedure for people with obstructive sleep apnea.
- Trial name
- NCT00515580
- Testing
- Tongue Sutures for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- West Side ENT
Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing
Prediction of Tongue Base Obstruction During Sleep
This study investigates the hypothesis that, in children, tongue motor functions can predict both the anatomical site and the degree of upper airway obstruction contributing to obstructive sleep-disordered breathing.
- Trial name
- PTOS (NCT06792045)
- Testing
- Physiotherapist assessment, ENT assessment, Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Burning Mouth Syndrome
Treatment of Burning Mouth Syndrome With Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine
This study is an open-label randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of the integration of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and western medicine based on TCM syndrome differentiation.
- Trial name
- NCT04189367
- Testing
- Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western medicine
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Movement, Involuntary
Assessment of the Effects of Mental Practice on Tongue Strength in Brain-damaged Patients
The main objective is to evaluate the effects of action-observation training on tongue strength in brain-damaged patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04615598
- Testing
- Action observation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Suspected Early Lyme Neuroborreliosis
Doxycycline and Ceftriaxone in Suspected Early Lyme Neuroborreliosis
The investigators will compare doxycycline and ceftriaxone in treatment of patients with suspected early Lyme neuroborreliosis and normal CSF cell count.
- Trial name
- NCT00942006
- Testing
- doxycycline, ceftriaxone
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Tongue Edema, Tongue Enlarged
Tongue Edema Caused by Intubation Tube in Intensive Care Unit Patients
Tongue edema (TE) is an enlargement of the tongue that can be noticed with the naked eye and protrudes from the mouth. Endotracheal intubation tube, which can exert high pressure on the tongue for a long time, may cause TE.
- Conditions
- Tongue Edema, Tongue Enlarged, Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Intubation Complication
- Trial name
- NCT05249738
- Testing
- Measuring tongue cross-sectional area by submental ultrasonography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Cancer
Cyclophosphamide and Cryoablation in Treating Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Epithelial Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00499733
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, Cryoablation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Autologous Muscle Derived Cells for Gastro-Intestinal Repair (AMDC-GIR) for Tongue Dysphagia
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety of Autologous Muscle Derived Cells for Gastro-Intestinal Repair (AMDC-GIR) during the 12 months following treatment of tongue dysphagia in male and female patients who…
- Trial name
- NCT02838316
- Testing
- Autologous Muscle Derived Cells for Gastro-Intestinal Repair (AMDC-GIR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Peter Belafsky, MD
Head and Neck Cancer
Surgery and Radiation Therapy With or Without Interleukin-2 in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Mouth or Oropharynx
RATIONALE: Interleukin-2 may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells of the mouth or oropharynx. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00002702
- Testing
- aldesleukin, adjuvant therapy, conventional surgery
- Where
- 7 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- European Institute of Oncology
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Comparing the Effect of Under the Tongue Olanzapine Versus Swallowed Olanzapine on Body Mass Index (A Ratio of Weight to Height)
This study is testing if under the tongue olanzapine for schizophrenia, related psychosis, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder will have less weight gain than olanzapine that is swallowed, in patients who are already…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00303602
- Testing
- Sublingual orally disintegrating olanzapine (SODO), Oral olanzapine
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 149 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Erythema Migrans, Post-Lyme Disease Symptoms
Comparison of Doxycycline and Cefuroxime Axetil for Treatment of Erythema Migrans: Clinical and Microbiological Outcome
Background: While doxycycline is a standard antibiotic for treatment of erythema migrans in Europe as well as in the USA, the effectiveness of cefuroxime axetil in the treatment of adult patients with erythema migrans has been…
- Trial name
- NCT01518192
- Testing
- doxycycline, cefuroxime axetil
- Where
- 2 sites in Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 544 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana